Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Registry and Database
Completed
Conditions studied: Nephrolithiasis
In brief
Kidney stones vary in size from a tiny grain of sand to as large as filling the inside of the kidney. Treatment decisions depend on the size, location, and composition of the stone. Some kidney stones can be treated with lithotripsy (breaking up stones inside the body with shock waves created outside the body) or ureteroscopy (placing a small telescope up the urine channel to remove the stone). When stones are large in size or in the lower part of the kidney, a percutaneous (making a passage from the back into the kidney) procedure has been found to be the best method to remove the stones safely and efficiently. A passage is made into the back to allow a small telescope to see the stone and break it into fragments for removal. A small catheter is placed at the end of the procedure to allow the kidney to drain. The purpose of this study is to record information about your surgery into a database so we can look at how patients who have had this procedure have done over time. We hope that reporting the outcomes of this surgery will be helpful to urologists and patients in the future. There may be certain factors that can be identified through this study as having better outcomes that may help make future surgeries safer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00159393
- Run by
- Indiana Kidney Stone Institute
- People needed
- 1697
- Starts
- 2003-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-02-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients of Methodist Urology in Indianapolis, IN
- Male or female patients with upper urinary tract stone disease appropriate for percutaneous removal as determined by a Methodist Urology physician
You may not qualify if…
- Patients unable to give informed consent
- Patients with active bleeding diatheses
- Women who are pregnant or in whom pregnancy status cannot be confirmed
Where it is running
- Indiana University Health — Carmel, Indiana, United States
- IU Health North Hospital — Carmel, Indiana, United States
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