Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Versus Non Stented Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Medium Sized Kidney Stones

Abstract

Nephrolithiasis is a common complex disease.it is the third most common disaster of the urinary tract, exceeded only by urinary tract infections and pathologic conditions of the prostate. About 50 % of recurrent stone formers have just one life time recurrence. This study was conducted in Ain Shams Urology Department and Agouza Hospital Urology Department form December 2016 till September 2017 included all patients complaining of non-lower polar medium sized calyceal stones (1-2 cm). The study exclude patients with lower calyceal stones, stone burden more than 2 cm, recurrent kidney stones, renal insufficiency, pregnant women and children with kidney stones. All patients were subjected to preoperative evaluation in the form of Full history taken, physical examination, laboratory investigations. According to study