Are very thin patients at a higher risk of complications when submitted to percutaneous nephrolithotomy?

Autor:	Priscila Kuriki Vieira Mota, Daniel Beltrame Ferreira, Rafael Felisberto Dias Florencio, David Jacques Cohen, Rodrigo Perrella, Carlos Alfredo Batagello, Claudio Bovolenta Murta, Joaquim Francisco de Almeida Claro, Fabio C. Vicentini
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Urolithiasis Nephrolithotomy Percutaneous Body Mass Index Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
Zdroj:	International Brazilian Journal of Urology, Vol 50, Iss 6, Pp 746-753 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1677-6119 1677-5538
DOI:	10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2024.0341
Popis:	ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess the impact of thinness on the outcome of the percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Materials and Methods: A matched case–control study was performed using a prospectively collected database of all patients who underwent PCNL between June 2011 and October 2021. The patients were stratified into two groups according to their phenotypic characteristics, arbitrarily defined according to their body mass index (BMI):
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