Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Guohua Zeng is a Professor and Chief at the Department of Urology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong China Kemal Sarica  MD, PhD is a Professor of Urology and Chief at the Department of Urology,  Biruni University Medical School Istanbul, TURKEY

1 History of PNL.- 2 Anatomy for PNL.- 3 Armamentariums related to percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL).- 4 Operating Room set up for PCNL.- 5 PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT AND PATIENT PREPARATION FOR PCNL SURGERY.- 6 Positioning during PNL.- 7  Anesthesia.- 8  Principles of a perfect puncture for percutaneous nephrolithotomy.- 9  Tract dilation during PNL.- 10 Intracorporeal Lithotripsy during PNL.- 11 Tubeless PCNL.- 12 Complications related with PCNL and their management.- 13 Microperc.- 14 Ultra-Mini PCNL (UMP).- 15 Super-mini-PCNL (SMP).- 16 Minimal-invasive PCNL (Mini-PCNL).- 17 ECIRS (Endoscopic Combined IntraRenal Surgery): from background actor to main character of the endourological treatment of urolithiasis.- 18 PCNL in special situations.- 19 Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children (Pediatric PNL).- 20 Natural History of Residual stone fragments following PCNL.- 21 Training in percutaneous nephrolithotomy.