The impact of obesity on percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (pcnl) – a single centre study and outcome

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Bhartendu Kumar

Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) is the gold standard treatment for large renal stones at present. Patient's body habitus plays a large role in planning the procedure itself and positioning during surgery. This study is a single centre, single surgeon based study to evaluate the effect of obesity on the outcomes of surgery i.e the stone free state, post operative morbidities, length of stay in hospital post operatively etc.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.15475.2826
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