Percutaneous Kidney Surgery
What is Percutaneous Kidney Surgery?
With the advances in technology, now it is possible to treat many pathologies through a very small incision sites. Similarly, in percutaneous kidney surgery it is possible to break and remove larger kidney stones through a single 1-cm skin incision.
What is the difference between percutaneous kidney surgery and laparoscopy?
In laparoscopic surgery of the kidney, according to the type of surgery to be done a few ports (pipes) are placed and what is done in the open operation is performed on the kidney. In percutaneous kidney surgery, the tube is placed directly into the kidney and the procedure is done inside the kidney.
For which diseases it is used?
There are also some other problems of the kidneys or ureters which are treated with the percutaneous surgery.
Percutaneous kidney surgery. How it is done?
In percutaneous kidney surgery, which is considered as the ideal treatment for patients with large kidney stones, a 1 cm incision is made on the side of the patient’s back.
Some complicated cases
Every kidney’s anatomy and features of the stones are different, so the treatment plans must be patient-spesific.
Percutaneous Kidney Surgery
Advantages
- Approx. 1 cm incision
- More comfortable postoperative period (when comparing with open surgery)
- Very small and indistinct scar
Indications
- Kidney stones larger than 1,5-2cm
- Stones resistant to shock wave treatment and not suitable for ureteroscopic intervention
- Some upper urinary tract strictures
- Some kidney tumors