| Yazarlar |
Ümit YILDIRIM
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Kemal Sarıca
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet EZER
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet USLU
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmet Bilger ERİHAN
Türkiye |
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Cengiz Kara
Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Our presented study aimed to evaluate the possible effects of stone opacity, on both the success of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and the sizes of residual fragments following the procedure. Medical records of patients undergoing PCNL treatment for kidney stones at our clinic between July 2014 and May 2022 were evaluated in a retrospective manner. A total sample size of 304 patients with the required criteria was included. Patients were divided into two groups based on the radiopacity status of the stones assessed in the kidney-ureter-bladder graphy (KUB) [Group O (n = 211): opaque, Group N (n = 93): non-opaque)]. Demographic data, laboratory results, and surgical follow-up information were comparatively evaluated between groups. The mean age and percentage of female patients were higher in Group N (45.2 vs. 25,1%; p < 0.001). Also, patients in this group were associated with more comorbidities. No significant difference was present regarding stones’ laterality, size, surface area, and localization. Cases in the Group N group demonstrated higher median hemoglobin reduction [1.7 (IQR = 1.2–2.5) vs. 2 (IQR = 1.6–2.6); p = 0.047]. The stone-free rates in Group O patients were higher (67.8% vs. 53.8%; p = 0.014). The size of the residual fragments was meaningfully larger in Group N cases [8 (IQR = 7–13) vs. 10 (IQR = 8–16); p = 0.032]. Finally, no significant difference was observed between the groups regarding both minor (as grade 3a and below) and major (grade 3b and above) assessed by the Modified Clavien-Dindo Classification. Our data show that treatment of patients with so-called non-opaque kidney stones by PCNL results in low SFR and larger residual fragments, which is due to a variety of errors that should be avoided by appropriate measures. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Standard | Percutaneous | Nephrolithotomy | Non-opaque | Mistakes |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | UROLITHIASIS |
| Dergi ISSN | 2194-7228 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q2 |
| Makale Dili | Türkçe |
| Basım Tarihi | 04-2023 |
| Cilt No | 51 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 69 / 0 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s00240-023-01448-0 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00240-023-01448-0 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 2 |
| SCOPUS | 1 |
| Google Scholar | 2 |
