Comparison of Dilation Methods in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Which One Is More Successful?

Nalbant, Ismail; Karakoyunlu, Ahmet; YEŞİL, SÜLEYMAN; Ekici, Musa; Zengin, Kursad; Ozturk, Ufuk; Imamoglu, Muhammed

doi:10.1089/lap.2015.0618

Comparison of Dilation Methods in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Which One Is More Successful?

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Nalbant I., Karakoyunlu A. N., YEŞİL S., Ekici M., Zengin K., Ozturk U., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, cilt.26, sa.6, ss.478-482, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1089/lap.2015.0618
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.478-482
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Creation of the access tract is an important step in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). In this study, we compared the efficiency and safety of Amplatz, Alken, and balloon dilation methods in the creation of the access tract.