Impact of position of bolster on outcome of prone PCNL-A randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether the position of the bolster affects the access tract (supracostal/infracostal) for a superior calyceal puncture during prone PCNL and its effect on pleural complications.

Materials and methods

It was a randomized clinical trial. Patients in whom superior calyceal puncture was done were divided into two groups by systematic sampling method, group 1 (horizontal bolster) and group 2 (vertical bolster), 50 patients in each group. Standard PCNL was perfomed in all patients. Chest x-ray was done on POD 0 (postoperative day) and POD 1 for assessment of pleural complication. NCCT KUB was done on POD 1 for assessment of stone clearance.

Results

In group 1, 36 patients (72%) underwent supracostal puncture and 14 patients (28%) underwent infracosta

SUBMITTER: Singh V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11771489 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature