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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy under conscious sedation in morbidly obese patients
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. H. Razvi, St. Joseph’s Health Care, 268 Grosvenor, London, Ontario N6A4V2 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2006, 13(3), 3153-3155.
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Two morbidly obese males weighing 159 kg and 184 kg underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for large, symptomatic renal stones. To avoid anesthetic complications and cardiorespiratory compromise in the prone position, the procedures were performed under IV sedation with local anesthesia. The risks of PCNL in this patient population are reviewed, and the technique employed to mitigate the risks in these two cases is described.Keywords
obesity, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, conscious sedation, anesthesia, stones
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Kanaroglou, A., Razvi, H. (2006). Percutaneous nephrolithotomy under conscious sedation in morbidly obese patients. Canadian Journal of Urology, 13(3), 3153–3155.
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Kanaroglou A, Razvi H. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy under conscious sedation in morbidly obese patients. Can J Urology. 2006;13(3):3153–3155.
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A. Kanaroglou and H. Razvi, “Percutaneous nephrolithotomy under conscious sedation in morbidly obese patients,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 3153–3155, 2006.
Copyright © 2006 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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