418 kidney stones removed from patient at Hyderabad’s AINU
March 13, 2024 - PatialaPolitics
418 kidney stones removed from patient at Hyderabad’s AINU
A team of expert urologists at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) here has successfully removed 418 kidney stones from a patient with only 27 per cent kidney function.
This remarkable feat was accomplished through a minimally invasive procedure, marking a significant advancement in surgical techniques for kidney stone removal, doctors said on Wednesday.
A 60-year-old man presented a unique challenge with an unprecedented number of kidney stones and severely impaired kidney function.
Rather than opting for a conventional, more invasive approach, the team, led by Dr. K Purna Chandra Reddy, Dr. Gopal R. Tak, and Dr. Dinesh M, chose to utilise Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), a minimally invasive technique.