Place de la néphrolithotomie à ciel ouvert dans le traitement du calcul coralliforme: à propos d'une série de 53 patients

This study aims to discuss the role of open surgery in the treatment of renal lithiasis, including coralliform stones, with the advent of new less invasive techniques. We report a series of 53 cases of coralliform stones whose data were collected in our Hospital during a period of 7 years, from January 2011 to January 2018. The patients underwent open nephrolithotomy by lombotomy. The mean post-operative length of stay was 10 days. The immediate and early postoperative outcomes were simple in 36 patients, 6 patients underwent blood transfusion, 2 had severe sepsis in the postoperative period, 5 had infection of the wall and 4 had urinary fistula, secondarily managed by endoscopic drainage. Residual stones were found in 9 cases (16.9%). Stones were essentially treated by extracorporeal lithotripsy. Late outcomes were characterized by renal atrophy in 2 patients, lithiasic recurrence in 9 patients, an improvement in creatinine clearance in 9 patients and a slight worsening in 5 patients. Open surgery presents the risk of multiple complications and it is not recommended for first-line treatment of renal lithiasis. However it is important to determine which patients would benefit from open nephrolithotomy.