Comparison of demographic data in patients undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Southeastern Anatolia and the Black Sea region: A multicenter study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare demographic data in adult patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) for kidney stone disease in university hospitals from Southeastern Anatolia and the Black Sea regions.

Material And Methods: The demographic data of 535 (53.3%) patients undergoing PNL from Gaziantep University, Department of Urology (GAUN group), and 468 (46.

Long-term outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with chronic kidney disease: a single-center experience.

Objective: To present our long-term follow-up data from patients with kidney stones and chronic kidney disease to identify the factors that could help predict the likelihood of long-term deterioration in renal function.

Methods: From January 2002 to July 2010, we performed 1117 percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) procedures in 1051 patients. We retrospectively analyzed 69 PNL procedures for 67 patients (47 men and 20 women) in whom the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was <60 mL/min/1.