References
- 1. Smith LH. The medical aspects of urolithiasis: an overview. JUrol. 1989;141:707.10.1016/S0022-5347(17)40990-6
- 2. Dursum M, Ozbek E, Otunctemur A, et al. Clinical presentation of urolithiasis in older and younger population. Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia 2014;86(4):249-252.10.4081/aiua.2014.4.24925641444
- 3. Duchene DA, Pearle MS. Stone and endourology in older adults. Geriatric Urology by Tomas Lindor Griebling, Ed. Springer, New York 2014;357-36610.1007/978-1-4614-9047-0_22
- 4. McCarthy J-P, Skinner TA., Norman RW, et al. Urolithiasis in the elderly. The Canadian Journal of Urology 2011;18:5717-5720.
- 5. Vicenti F, Gomes CM, Danilovic A, et al. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: current concept. Indian Journal of Urology. 2009;25:4-10.10.4103/0970-1591.44281268430119468422
- 6. Al-Kohlany KM, Shokeir AA. Treatment of complete staghorn stones: a prospective randomized comparison of open surgery versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy. J Urol. 2005;173:469-473.10.1097/01.ju.0000150519.49495.8815643212
- 7. Tiselius HG, Ackermann D, Alken P, et al. Guidelines on urolithiasis. Eur. Urol. 2001;40:362-371.
- 8. Tugcu V, Su FE, Kalfazade N, et al. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with previous open stone surgery. Int. Urol. Nephrol. 2008;40:881-884.
- 9. Anagnostou T, Thompson T, et al. Safety and outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the elderly: retrospective comparison to a younger patient group. J Endourol. 2008;22:2139-2145.10.1089/end.2007.043218811570
- 10. Nakamon T, Kitirattrakarn P, Lojanapiwat B. Outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy: comparison of elderly and younger patients. IBJU 2013;39:692-701.10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2013.05.1224267112
- 11. Karami H, Mohsen M, Golshan A, et al. Does age affect outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy? J Urol. 2010;7:17-21.
- 12. Kuzgunbay B, Turune T, Yaycioglu O, et al. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn kidney stones in elderly patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2011;43:639-643.10.1007/s11255-010-9885-621190082
- 13. Soucy F, Ko R, Duvdevani M, et al. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn calculi: a single center’s experience over 15 years. J Endourol. 2009;23:1669-1373.10.1089/end.2009.153419715482
- 14. Dorè B, Conort P, Irani J, et al. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in subjects over the age of 70: a multicenter retrospective study of 210 cases. Prog Urol. 2004;14:1140-1145.
- 15. Kamphuis GM, Baard J, de la Rosette JJ, et al. Lessons learned from the CROES percutaneous nephrolithotomy global study. World J Urol. 2015;33:223-233.10.1007/s00345-014-1367-525100624
- 16. Fuller A, Razvi H, Denstedt JD, et al. The CROES percutaneous nephrolithotomy global study: the influence of body mass index on outcome. J Urol. 2012;188:138-144.10.1016/j.juro.2012.03.01322591971
- 17. Tomaszewski JJ, Smaldone MC, et al. Outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy stratified by body mass index. J Endourol. 2010;24):547-550.10.1089/end.2009.043120192612
- 18. Torrencila OC, Meza Martinez A, Vicens Morton AS, et al. Obesity in percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Is body mass index really important? J Urol. 2014;84:538-543.
- 19. Sahin A, Atsü N, Erdem E, et al. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients aged 60 years or older. J Endourol. 2001,15:489-491.10.1089/08927790175029927611465327
- 20. Stuard Wolf J. Percutaneous approaches to the upper urinary tract collecting system, in: Kavoussi LR, Novick AC, Partin AW: Urology, 10th ed., Elsevier, 2012;47:1324-1356.