Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn kidney stones in elderly patients

Kuzgunbay, Baris; Turunc, Tahsin; Yaycioglu, Ozgur; Kayis, Aliye; Gul, Umit; Egilmez, Tulga; Aygun, Cem; Ozkardes, Hakan

doi:10.1007/s11255-010-9885-6

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn kidney stones in elderly patients

Kuzgunbay B., Turunc T., Yaycioglu O., Kayis A. A. , Gul U., Egilmez T., ...More

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.43, no.3, pp.639-643, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 43 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-010-9885-6
Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.639-643

Abstract

We retrospectively analyzed the results of percutaneous nephrolithotomy operations for treatment of staghorn kidney stone disease in elderly patients and compared surgical parameters and outcomes with a control group of young adult patients.