Background Intrathecal hydrophilic opioids decrease systemic opioid consumption after
abdominal surgery and potentially facilitate enhanced recovery. A meta-analysis is needed …

Objectives: To assess the safety and efficacy of local anesthetic infiltration around
nephrostomy tract on postoperative pain control after percutaneous nephrolithotomy …

Objective: A prospective randomized study was executed to compare the surgical
parameters and stone clearance in patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy …

Purpose: We analyzed the results of patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy
(PCNL) for management of kidney stone disease under combined spinal-epidural …

Objective: To compare the efficacy between combined spinal-epidural block and general
anesthesia in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL). Methods: A total of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of regional epidural anesthesia and
general anesthesia in patients who underwent PCNL. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty …

Aim: We report the technique, safety, outcome and efficacy of “tubeless percutaneous
nephrolithotomy (PCNL) performed under regional anesthesia” in selected cases. Methods …

Erector spinae plane block was recently introduced as an alternative to postoperative
analgesia in surgical procedures including thoracoscopies and mastectomies. There are no …

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of spinal anesthesia compared with general
anesthesia in patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Patients and …

Purpose Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is performed commonly in patients with
large kidney stones, but the management of their postoperative pain presents a major …