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. 2021 Nov 17:35:1-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2021.10.005. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Which Position? Supine Position!

Guido Giusti  1 , Maria P Pavia  1 , Luis Rico  1 , Silvia Proietti  1
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Which Position? Supine Position!

Guido Giusti et al. Eur Urol Open Sci. .
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Keywords: CT, Computed Tomography; PCNL, Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Percutaneous nephrolithtomy; Supine position; Urolithiasis.

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Fig. 1
Giusti modification of the Valdivia-Galdakao position.
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Upper pole approachability through the lower calyx with a rigid nephroscope in the supine position.
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