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 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-010-9885-6
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.639-643
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

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.