Current Minimal Invasive Surgery Treatment for Kidney Stones: Bezmialem Experience

Objective: We aimed to present the outcomes of patients with symptomatic kidney stones treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) or retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Methods:The medical records of patients with symptomatic renal calculi treated with PNL or RIRS between November 2010 and May 2015 were obtained.Demographic characteristics such as age; sex; BMI; stone size and location; and perioperative data including operation, fluoroscopy, and hospitalization time; and success and complication rates were assessed.Results: Standard (n:336), mini-PNL (n:51), ultramini-PNL (n:37) and microperc (n:47) were performed for 471 renal units.RIRS was the treatment method for 290 renal unites.In the PNL group, the mean patient age was 44.5 (1-83) years and BMI was 26.9 kg/m2.The mean stone size was 27.6 mm.In the RIRS group, the mean age and BMI were 47.1 (1-86) years and 25.1 kg/m2, respectively.The mean operation, fluoroscopy, and hospitalization times were 70.0 (20-240) min, 45.1 (17-610) s, and 2.4 (1-20) days, respectively, in the PNL group.On the other hand, the mean operation, fluoroscopy, and hospitalization times were 62.5 (40-180) min, 29.8 (0-96) s, and 26.4 (12-120) h, respectively, in the RIRS group.Whine stone free status was achieved in 88% in the PNL group; this rate was lower (80%) in the RIRS group.Conclusion: Both PNL and RIRS are efficient minimally invasive methods with low morbidity and high success rates for the treatment of symptomatic kidney stone disease.