Choosing the nephrostomy size after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
Summary of "Choosing the nephrostomy size after percutaneous nephrolithotomy."
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the effect of nephrostomy tube size on perioperative outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithtotmy (PCNL).
METHODS:
Forty-five well-matched patients with normal renal function were prospectively divided in two nonrandomized groups after uneventful PCNL (to receive either a 22-Fr, group 1 (n = 24 pts), or a 12-Fr nephrostomy tube, group 2 (n = 21 pts)). In all a balloon nephrostomy catheter with detachable funnel (Rüsch Teleflex, Germany) was used. A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for measuring the pain was administered 8 and 24 h after the procedure. Postoperative analgesics use (Ketoralac Tromethamine 30 mg), pre- and postoperative Hb, renal function and urinary leaks were registered.
RESULTS:
Groups were comparable as demographics and stone characteristics. VAS pain score was significantly higher in group 1 (4.25 vs. 3.2, P < 0.001) only 8 h postoperatively. No significant difference was found in the VAS pain score 24 h p.o. Similarly, analgesics use (1.6 vs. 1.1, P = 0.05), sHb (1.42 vs. 1.21, P = 0.055) and hospital stay (3.8 vs. 3.6, P = 0.63) were not significant between the two groups of patients.
CONCLUSIONS:
A small bore nephrostomy catheter may reduce pain in the immediate postoperative time. It does not affect blood loss and hospital stay so it can safely be used instead of a large size nephrostomy tube, after uneventful percutaneous procedures.
Affiliation
Clinica Urologica, Seconda Università degli Studi, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy, marcdesio@tin.it.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: World journal of urology
ISSN: 1433-8726
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20799039
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00345-010-0587-6
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
The insertion of a catheter through the skin and body wall into the kidney pelvis, mainly to provide urine drainage where the ureter is not functional. It is used also to remove or dissolve renal calculi and to diagnose ureteral obstruction.
Diskectomy, Percutaneous
Percutaneous excision of a herniated or displaced intervertebral disk by posterolateral approach, always remaining outside the spinal canal. Percutaneous nucleotomy was first described by Hijikata in Japan in 1975. In 1985 Onik introduced automated percutaneous nucleotomy which consists in percutaneous aspiration of the nucleus pulposus. It is carried out under local anesthesia, thus reducing the surgical insult and requiring brief hospitalization, often performed on an outpatient basis. It appears to be a well-tolerated alternative to surgical diskectomy and chymopapain nucleolysis.
Diskectomy
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