Sterile Water Versus Isotonic Saline Solution as Irrigation Fluid in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Introduction: We evaluated the safety of sterile water as an irrigation solution for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Materials and Methods: Forty-four patients with kidney calculi were enrolled in this study and randomly divided into two groups for PCNL. Approaches to the calculi were through a...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Farshid Alizadeh, Alipasha Meysamie, Shadi Assefi Rad, Ladan Edrisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Urology Journal
Online Access:http://www.urologyjournal.org/index.php/uj/article/view/488