Abstract: Removing kidney stones via percutaneous access is a less invasive and more effective procedure than traditional open stone surgery. The advantages of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) over open urinary stone surgery include lower morbidity and mortality rates, faster recovery, easier secondary procedures, and greater cost effectiveness.[1] However in recent years there has been a modification in which drainage is provided by DJ stent instead pf nephrostomy tube Called as "Tubeless PCNL". . Wickham reported the first tubeless PCNL in 1984 but it did not gain acceptance until 1987 with the studies by Bellman[2]
The objective of our study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of tubeless PCNL.
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