Urology Research & Practice
Case Report

A case of micro-percutaneous nephrolithotomy with macro complication

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Department of Urology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Urol Res Pract 2015; 41: 99-103
DOI: 10.5152/tud.2015.48897
Read: 1373 Downloads: 974 Published: 25 July 2019

Abstract

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is accepted as the standard management approach for kidney stones that are either refractory to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy or are >2 cm in diameter. The recently developed micro-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (microperc) technique provides intrarenal access under full vision using an optic instrument with a smaller calibration. A lesser amount of bleeding has been reported with the use of this method. Here we present a case of a bleeding complication on postoperative day 15 after a microperc procedure used to treat a left kidney stone. The complication led to retention of bloody urine in the bladder and required transfusion of 5 units of whole blood.

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