COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STANDARD AND TUBELESS PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Standard PCNL, where a nephrostomy tube is placed at the end of the surgery, is the predominant modality 
in the treatment of renal stones at present. With the advancement of techniques however, a new method has 
developed where tube placement is omitted. More and more studies are being done to evaluate the benefits 
of tubeless PCNL over the standard PCNL