Comparison of 150 Simultaneous Bilateral and 300 Unilateral Percutaneous Nephrolithotomies

Abstract

Simultaneous bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a safe and advantageous procedure that is not more hazardous than the separate PCNL in cases of bilateral large stone burdens. To our knowledge, these are the largest reported series of these procedures and the only comparative analysis of SBPN and PCNL.