Simultaneous bilateral compared with unilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Abstract

Objective To compare simultaneous bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SBPCNL) and unilateral PCNL in separate sessions in patients with bilateral renal stones for several variables before and after surgery.

Practice Patterns in the Treatment of Large Renal Stones

“…[18][19][20][21][22][23] Percutaneous stone surgery also has been employed with success in children, the elderly, and the morbidly obese and in a bilateral synchronous fashion. [24][25][26][27][28][29] The results of this survey clearly show that PCNL has become a routine part of urologic training, which has led to a large number of younger urologists performing this procedure. Of the survey participants 30 to 40 years of age, 93.6% answered they were trained to perform PCNL during residency, and 90.1% answered that they were comfortable performing PCNL.…”

Two Concomitant Robot-Assisted Procedures in One Anesthesia Session: Our Experience

“…Several combinations have been reported, such as open radical surgery with an endoscopic procedure, laparoscopic surgery with an endoscopic procedure, two endoscopic procedures, two open surgical procedures, two laparoscopic procedures, etc. [10][11][12][13][14][15] The primary concerns for a combined procedure are those related to patient safety, length of the procedures, technical difficulties in performing the procedures simultaneously, and impact of one procedure on the outcome of the other if performed simultaneously. This is especially important when one of the surgeries involves a major resection or reconstruction.…”

Bilateral Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in a Patient with Hemophilia A Disorder

“…The efficacy and safety of bilateral simultaneous percutaneous nephrostomy has been demonstrated in the literature [7,8] . Holman et al [9] compared the complications of this procedure with unilateral percutaneous nephrostomy performed in two sessions and found that stone-free rates, renal impairment and the complication rates were similar. To our knowledge, literature on bilateral percutaneous nephrostomy in a patient with hemophilia is non-existent.…”