Korean J Urol.  1988 Oct;29(5):740-746.

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Causes of Failure and Complications

• Chung MK
• Yoon JH
• Yoon JB

Abstract

Fifty three percutaneous nephrolithotomy were performed in 52 patients from August `86 to July `87 in Pusan National University Hospital. We discussed our first experience in regard of failure and complications. Success rate was 81.1 per cent, increased along with learning curve from 58.3 per cent to 93.3 per cent. There was no mortality and the incidence of complications related with percutaneous nephrolithotomy was, 28.8 per cent including 6 patients with remnant stone and one patient with extrarenal lost of stone. The major complications were extravasation into peritoneal cavity in one patient and hydrothorax and pneumothorax in one patient. The most common causes of failure was inability to make proper nephrostomy tract especially in the very beginning of our experience.

Keyword

percutaneous nephrolithotomy

MeSH Terms

Busan
Humans
Hydrothorax
Incidence
Learning Curve
Mortality
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous*
Peritoneal Cavity
Pneumothorax