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Supine versus prone position for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. 2015

J A Salvadó, and C E Mendez

Department of Urology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile - jsalvado@med.puc.cl.

Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) is today gold standard for the management of complex urinary calculi. Over its lifespan this surgery has been subjected to multiple modifications and variants: for example, the anatomical positioning of the patient is still under controversy, especially the opposition amongst the prone and supine approaches, the two most common patient positions currently used for PCNL. Our objective was to review the literature and to discuss advantages and drawbacks from either technique.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007669	Kidney Calculi	Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE.	Kidney Stones,Renal Calculi,Nephrolith,Renal Calculus,Calculi, Kidney,Calculi, Renal,Calculus, Kidney,Calculus, Renal,Kidney Calculus,Kidney Stone,Stone, Kidney,Stones, Kidney
D009403	Nephrostomy, Percutaneous	The insertion of a catheter through the skin and body wall into the kidney pelvis, mainly to provide urine drainage where the ureter is not functional. It is used also to remove or dissolve renal calculi and to diagnose ureteral obstruction.	Percutaneous Nephrostomy,Nephrostomies, Percutaneous,Percutaneous Nephrostomies
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014545	Urinary Calculi	Low-density crystals or stones in any part of the URINARY TRACT. Their chemical compositions often include CALCIUM OXALATE, magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), CYSTINE, or URIC ACID.	Urinary Stones,Urinary Tract Stones,Calculi, Urinary,Calculus, Urinary,Stone, Urinary,Stone, Urinary Tract,Stones, Urinary,Stones, Urinary Tract,Urinary Calculus,Urinary Stone,Urinary Tract Stone
D016683	Supine Position	The posture of an individual lying face up.	Dorsal Position,Dorsal Positions,Position, Dorsal,Position, Supine,Positions, Dorsal,Positions, Supine,Supine Positions
D016684	Prone Position	The posture of an individual lying face down.	Position, Prone,Positions, Prone,Prone Positions
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes