Outcomes of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with chronic renal insufficiency

Masoud Etemadian, Robab Maghsoudi, Pejman Shadpour, Hadi Ghasemi, Mohsen Shati
2012 Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases  
We evaluated the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with chronic renal insufficiency. A total of 60 patients with a creatinine level greater than 1.5 mg/dL who underwent PCNL were included. Serum creatinine level, as a kidney function index, was assessed before and after the operation. The mean calculus size was 31.13 ± 9.38 mm. The mean pre-operative and 2-week postoperative serum creatinine levels were 2.43 ± 0.75 mg/dL and 2.08 ± 0.78 mg/dL, respectively. There was a
more » ... cant difference between the pre-operative and postoperative creatinine levels in all postoperative days (days 1, 2, and 14). Fifty of the 60 patients (83.3%) were stone free. Ten patients (16.6%) developed postoperative fever. We can conclude that percutaneous nephrolithotomy seems to be a safe and effective therapeutic option for kidney calculi in patients with chronic kidney disease.
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