Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy

Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy is a minimally invasive endoscopic treatment for removing large kidney stones or multiple stones in the upper ureter.

A puncture is created in the skin through the kidney to the stone. This is followed by serial dilatation to create a tract to reach the stone. Endoscope called Nephroscope is passed through this port into the kidney to break up the stone into pieces and to remove the debris from the stone.