First book dealing with supine PNL

The supine position with its modifications is the basis for ECIRS (Endoscopic Combined Intra-Renal Surgery)

This book describes in detail the surgical technique step by step, all the instruments and accessories to be employed, the organization of the operating room, the application of this surgical approach to special cases (malignant conditions, malformations, obesity, renal transplant...)

The preoperative assessment of the patient for a correct indication (anatomic study from radiological images), is analyzed

It presents a wide preliminary revision of the recent literature with the current state of the art

The authors propose numerous video-clips illustrating the written material

All contributors are opinion leaders of the field of endourology

Introduction.- History of PNL.- Prone PNL: Review and results.- PNL Indications and guidelines.- Anatomy for PNL.- Radiology for stone disease.- Anesthesiological considerations (especially position related issues) before, during, after.- Supine PNL.- Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal surgery.- Technical aspects of percutaneous management of ureteral stenoses and upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma.- Complications: how to manage them?.- PNL in pediatric patient.- Results: published series.- Conclusions.