Complications in endourology: Ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

If surgical treatment of urinary stones is indicated, the urologist has now different modalities depending on each situation. This includes extracorporeal lithotripsy, ureteroscopy (rigid and flexible), and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Ureteroscopy is also performed for diagnostic purposes, and for the treatment of upper urinary tract tumors. Indications, as well as the steps of each of these techniques will not be discussed in this review. Only intra- and postoperative complications of ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy will be reviewed, including diagnostic, management, and preventive measures.

Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie. 2022 Nov [Epub]

S Doizi, K Bensalah, C Lebacle, D Legeais, F-X Madec, R Mathieu, V Phé, G Pignot, J Irani

Service d'urologie, Sorbonne université, hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 75020 Paris, France; GRC n(o) 20, groupe de recherche clinique sur la lithiase urinaire, Sorbonne université, hôpital Tenon, 75020 Paris, France. Electronic address: ., Department of Urology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France. Electronic address: ., Department of Urology, Bicêtre Hospital, 63, rue Gabriel-Péri, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. Electronic address: ., Urology Department, Mutualist Hospital Group of Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Electronic address: ., Service d'urologie, hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: ., Department of Urology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France. Electronic address: ., Service d'urologie, Sorbonne université, hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 75020 Paris, France. Electronic address: ., Department of Urology, institut Paoli-Calmettes Cancer Center, Marseille, France. Electronic address: ., Department of Urology, Bicêtre Hospital, 63, rue Gabriel-Péri, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. Electronic address: .