'Mini, ultra, micro' - nomenclature and cost of these new minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) techniques

Anna Wright; Nick Rukin; Daron Smith; Jean De la Rosette; Bhaskar K Somani

doi:10.1177/1756287215617674

'Mini, ultra, micro' - nomenclature and cost of these new minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) techniques

Ther Adv Urol. 2016 Apr;8(2):142-6. doi: 10.1177/1756287215617674. Epub 2015 Nov 26.

Authors

Anna Wright¹, Nick Rukin¹, Daron Smith², Jean De la Rosette³, Bhaskar K Somani⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
² Department of Urology, University College London, UK.
³ Department of Urology, AMC University Hospital, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.

Abstract

New minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) techniques have changed the management of renal stones. We discuss the technological advances in PCNL and explain the meaning, requirements and set up costs for each of these 'newer' techniques.

Keywords: PCNL; calculi; cost; micro; mini; minimally invasive; percutaneous; ultramini; urolithiasis.

Publication types

Review