Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is safe and effective in aging male patients: a single center experience.

To assess the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in aging male patients. Two hundred eighty-three male patients over the years of forty undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy between December 2009 and September 2014 were evaluated, retrospectively. The patients were stratified by four age groups [40-49 (group-1), 50-59 (group-2), 60-69 (group-3), ≥70 years (group-4)]. The groups were compared regarding stone size, mean operation time, mean access number, mean nephrostomy removal time, hospitalization duration, stone-free rate, and complications rate. The patients were also evaluated with regard to glomerular filtration rate levels preoperatively and in the sixth month after surgery. Mean stone size was 810 ± 490 mm These results indicate that percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a safe and effective method in aging male patients.