Computed Tomography Angiography and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Renal Arteries in Diagnosing the Bleedings After Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Single-center Experience of 7 Years.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role of computed tomography angiography (CTA) and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of renal arteries in the evaluation of bleeding after mini- percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Methods: Thirty-one consecutive patients with continuous renal hemorrhage after mini-PCNL were enrolled from January 2015 to January 2022. Demographic and clinical data were retrospectively recorded and analyzed.

Acute pulmonary embolism and severe post thrombolysis renal bleeding, two deadly complications following mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a rare case report.

Background: Acute pulmonary embolism and severe renal bleeding are two lethal postoperative complications, but there has been no report that involves both of them after mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Case Presentation: A 62-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with extremely severe hydronephrosis and multiple right renal calculi. After thorough examination, she received prone-position mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy under spinal anaesthesia.

Lingual nerve injury caused by laryngeal mask airway during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A case report.

Background: Lingual nerve injury (LNI) is a rare complication following the use of laryngeal mask airway (LMA). The occurrence of this unexpected complication causes uncomfortable symptoms in patients and worsens their quality of life. We present an unusual case of LNI caused by the use of an LMA in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Guide sheath-assisted ureteroscope lithotripsy for upper ureteral calculi: An observational study on 81 cases.

The present study assessed the clinical efficacy of guide sheath-assisted ureteroscope lithotripsy in the treatment of upper ureteral calculi. A total of 81 patients with upper ureteral calculi underwent ureteroscope lithotripsy assisted by a guide sheath between January 2012 and June 2014; of these, 63 patients were successfully treated with simple rigid ureteroscope lithotripsy assisted by a ureteral access sheath, and 18 patients were successfully treated with rigid and flexible ureteroscope lithotripsy assisted by a guide sheath. At 1 day after the surgery, ultrasound examination of kidneys, ureters and bladder, and urinary system computed tomography were used to re-check for residual stones, and 69 patients had stones with a diameter of <2 mm in the renal pelvis, while 12 had stones of 2-4 mm in diameter.