compare the prone with the prone-flexed position accessibility of upper and middle calyceal approach by subcostal puncture and PCNL reporting complications using the Clavien-Dindo system with Categorisation of PCNL-specific complications according to Clavien-Dindo classification score
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Prone-Flexed Position For Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
Prone Position For Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
Urology and Nephrology Center
Al Mansurah, Aldakahlia, Egypt
Comparing the prone with the prone-flexed position for PCNL reporting complications
Outcome measures by using the clavien dindo classification system
Time frame: 1 year
Assessment of stone free rate (SFR) of the two groups
Outcome measures by stone fragment residual ≤ 2 mm by computed tomography (CT)
Time frame: 1 year
Asses the easiness of accessibility of the targeted stone
Outcome measures by counting number and site of puncture trial
Time frame: 1 year
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