Main description:

This book covers all aspects of Percutaneous Renal stone surgeries, starting with a step-by-step approach to patient evaluation and pre-operative preparation to the actual planning of surgeries. The topics covered give a general outline of stone treatment as well as the handling of different situations. It covers new developments in the field with a new approach to the treatment of Stone disease. The special chapters of interest are training in such surgeries and troubleshooting, emphasizing the management of difficulties such as residual stones and complications faced during surgeries. An essential aspect of this book is a detailed chapter on the intricacies and their management, which serves as a helpful tool to novice surgeons, who can be well prepared in advance to avoid possible complications.

The book serves as a primer for the practical training of young surgeons and trainees as well. It will help them widen their horizons on all the aspects of stone surgery before embarking on this journey and will help to inspire many budding surgeons to take up and specialize in this surgery.

Surgeons, at the mid-career level, will also be able to refresh their knowledge, learn about the newer technologies and the latest technological advancements in this field covered in this book.

For surgeons and academicians at all stages of their careers, this comprehensive book, covering all aspects of the popular technique of PCNL, is helpful to update their knowledge of this subject.

Contents:

Dedication

1. Preface/Introduction

2. Anatomy for Percutaneous Renal Surgery and Access to Pelvicalyceal system

Authors - Dr. Gajanan Chaudhary, Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

3. Imaging for Percutaneous Renal Surgery

Authors - Dr. Rakesh Jamkhandikar, Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

4. Preoperative Workup for Percutaneous Renal Surgery

Authors - Dr. Chetan Kulkarni, Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

5. Consent for PCNL

Authors - Dr. Lalit Shah, Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

6. Anesthetic considerations for Percutaneous Renal Surgery

Authors - Dr. Amruta Bedekar, Dr. Bhagyashree Shivde

7. PCNL armamentarium - Rigid and Flexible Nephroscopes

Authors - Dr. Rohan Valsangkar, Dr. Jaydeep Date

8. PCNL - lithotripsy devices

Author - Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

9. PCNL Accessories - Guide wires and Baskets

Author - Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

10. PCNL - Small to smaller - a Journey from Max to Mini to Micro

Authors - Dr. Ravindra Sabnis, Dr. V. Mohankumar, Dr. Mahesh R. Desai, Dr. Arvind Ganpule, Dr. Jaspreetsingh Chabra

11. Supine PCNL

Authors - Dr. Ravindra Sabnis, Dr. Abhishek Singh

12. PCNL Complications

Authors - Dr. Abhay Rane, Dr. S Segaran

13. PCNL Bleeding Complications and Their Prevention

Author - Dr. Rajesh Kukreja

14. Exit strategies for PCNL

Author - Dr. Pankaj Maheshwari

15. Residual stones and management

Author - Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

16. Training for PCNL

Authors - Dr. Ashish Patil, Dr. Lokesh Patani

17. Tips and tricks for PCNL

Authors - Dr. Sanjay Deshpande, Dr. Subodh R. Shivde

18. Stone evaluation - Biochemical Analysis and its clinical implications

Author - Dr. Sanjeev Mehta

19. PCNL - Future directions

Author - Dr. Subodh R. Shivde