| Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy | | | | this can result in increased clotting, which may also |
| Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL or PNL) is a | | | | carry a risk to your health. This will, therefore, need |
| minimally invasive endoscopic treatment for removing | | | | careful discussion with regard to risks and benefits.... |
| large kidney stones called staghorn stones or large or | | | | Please be sure to inform your Urologist in advance of |
| multiple stones impacted at the upper ureter. | | | | your surgery if you have any of the following : - |
| | | | * An artificial heart valve |
| While PCNL can be used to treat stones in any | | | | * A coronary artery stent |
| location and of any size, it is often reserved for the | | | | * A heart pacemaker or defibrillator |
| largest and most complex stones: | | | | * An artificial joint |
| * Kidney stones treated with PCNL are usually larger | | | | * An artificial blood vessel graft |
| than 1.5 cm or cannot be effectively treated with | | | | * A neurosurgical shunt |
| ESWL or ureteroscopy. | | | | * Any other implanted foreign body |
| * On occasion, smaller stones may be treated by | | | | * A prescription for Warfarin, Aspirin or Clopidogrel |
| PCNL if there is a history of serious infection or if the | | | | (Plavix®) |
| kidney is malformed. | | | | * A previous or current MRSA infection |
| * If a nephrostomy tube has already been inserted | | | | |
| for emergency drainage, it may be used to complete | | | | Please log on to : Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy |
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| If you are taking Aspirin or Clopidogrel on a regular | | | | smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a |
| basis, you must discuss this with your urologist | | | | ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients |
| because these drugs can cause increased bleeding | | | | our patient care standards are unmatched across the |
| after surgery. There may be a balance of risk where | | | | sub continent. |
| stopping them will reduce the chances of bleeding but | | | | |