JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY, cilt.26, sa.7, ss.828-833, 2012 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Background and Purpose: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is regarded as the gold standard for the treatment of patients with renal stones larger than 2 cm in diameter. Creating a percutaneous renal access is the initial and probably the most important step in performing a PCNL. Two primary methods of obtaining proper percutaneous renal access under fluoroscopic guidance are described: The "triangulation'' and the "eye of the needle'' techniques. In this article, we compare these two techniques in terms of success and complication rates.