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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Renal function markers in single-kidney patients after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A pilot study
Alireza Ghadian1, Behzad Einollahi1, Mehrdad Ebrahimi1, Mohammad Javanbakht1, Mousa Asadi1, Reza Kazemi2
1 Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Reza Kazemi
School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_880_21
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Background: The present study was performed to investigate and compare renal functions of single-kidney patients after 12 h of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) surgery through assessing major markers of renal function with focus on serum level of cystatin that performs a consistent accuracy in various conditions. Materials and Methods: This pilot quasi-experimental study was done on 92 patients with single kidney having staghorn calculus who had undergone PCNL and were referred to the Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, during 2019–2021. Serum levels of cystatin C, creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) urine level were evaluated before and 12 h after surgery. Results: The mean cystatin C decreased significantly 1.58 ± 0.55 versus mg/L 1.46 ± 0.52 after 12 h after surgery (P < 0.001). Furthermore, the mean levels of creatinine (2.04 ± 0.71 vs. 1.89 ± 0.60 mg/dL) and NGAL (39.72 ± 12.87 vs. 24.05 ± 10.89 μg/ml) were decreased significantly after 12 h of procedure (P < 0.05) while the mean eGFR (57.62 ± 27.59 vs. 64.68 ± 31.88 ml/min/1.73 m2) was increased significantly after 12 h (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Due to significant improvement in all markers of renal after PCNL, this procedure can be considered a potentially effective and safe approach for treating large stone in single-kidney patients.
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