Miniperc
| Autor: | Raguram Ganesamoni, Rajeev Sarpal, Ravindra Sabnis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Miniaturization medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Patient Selection Urology Equipment Design Hematocrit Nephrolithiasis Risk Assessment Postoperative Complications Treatment Outcome Risk Factors medicine Humans Intensive care medicine business Nephrostomy Percutaneous |
| Zdroj: | Current Opinion in Urology. 22:129-133 |
| ISSN: | 0963-0643 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/mou.0b013e3283502fb4 |
| Popis: | To review the recently published literature related to miniperc.Miniperc has generated lot of enthusiasm in the last few years. Miniperc utilizes tract size of 20 F or less, hence the complication rates are much less. Hematocrit drop is significantly reduced and blood transfusion rates have gone down. Reduced pain and hospital stay without affecting success rate is the remarkable achievement of this procedure. Although initially it was supposed to be for small sized stones, many authors have utilized miniperc even for large and complex stones with good clearance rate.Miniperc has several advantages over standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy. In comparison with retrograde intrarenal surgery and shock wave lithotripsy, it offers better clearance rate. Hemorrhagic complications of miniperc are significantly less, making it an attractive procedure for treating renal stones. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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