Is negative urine culture necessary for PCNL safety? Experience from a large-volume stone center

ObjectivesTo present our large single-center experience in managing patients with positive urine cultures and kidney stones with total ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and to redefine the role of urine culture in modifying these patients’ treatment plans.Patients and methodsWe re...

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Main Authors: Xiao Bo, Xue Zeng, Gang Zhang, Chaoyue Ji, Song Jin, Wenjie Bai, Yuzhe Tang, Bixiao Wang, Jianxing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1571963/full
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