Abstract:Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and feasibility of percutaneous nephrolithotomy percutaneous nephrolithotomy without fistula.Methods 96 patients with urinary calculi were selected from January 2016 to December 2018. According to the condition of renal fistula indwelling in PCNL, 48 patients were treated by PCNL without fistula (observation group) and 48 patients were treated by PCNL with fistula (control group). The operation time, hospitalization time, stone clearance rate, postoperative recovery and complications were compared between the two groups.Results All the 96 patients completed the operation successfully. The time of hospitalization, VDS and VAS pain score, hospitalization expenses, urinary leakage time, fever time after operation, recovery time after operation and return to normal working time of patients in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group (P < 0.05). There were no significant difference in operation time and after operative hemoglobin decreased value between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion PCNL without fistula has the advantages of less pain after operation, faster recovery, shorter hospitalization time and less economic burden than PCNL with fistula. It is safe, feasible and effective, worth popularizing.