Abstract:Objective To explore the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided minimally invasive (16 F) partial tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the treatment of renal and ureteral upper calculus with high-risk factors.Methods 29 patients with renal or/and ureteral upper calculus with high-risk factors from May 2021 to Mar 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, there were 6 cases of cardiac insufficiency, 10 cases of pulmonary insufficiency, 10 cases of renal insufficiency, 10 cases of hypertension, 5 cases of diabetes, 1 case of postoperative difficult airway of laryngeal cancer, and 7 cases of cerebrovascular and neuropathy. All the patients underwent PCNL with 16 F microchannel under the ultrasound-guided after local anesthesia, and the ureteral stent was routinely placed after surgery without insetting nephrostomy tube, that was, partial tubeless PCNL.Results All the patients completed the operation, of which 6 patients due to infection and renal dysfunction, first under local anesthesia ultra-microstomy (F 6 single J tube) drainage. PCNL was performed after the condition was stabilized. The operative time was 30 ~ 94 min, with an average of (55.8 ± 16.7) min. The intraoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) was 3 ~ 6, with an average of (4.2 ± 0.9). The postoperative hemoglobin decreased by 1 ~ 26 g/L, with an average of (8.4 ± 6.6) g/L, and the postoperative VAS was 2~7, with an average of (3.2 ± 1.2). The stone-free rate was 82.8%(24/29) by abdominal CT examination 2 to 3 days after surgery. 1 case underwent flexible ureteroscopy under local anesthesia in 3 weeks, 2 cases underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, and 2 cases underwent drug lithotripsy due to renal multiple small calculi. 1 case underwent blood transfusion and renal artery embolization due to arteriovenous fistula, no open surgery occurred, and no complications such as pleural injury.Conclusion Local anesthesia partial tubeless PCNL by ultrasound-guided for the treatment of high-risk renal or/and ureteral calculus has the advantages of low anesthesia risk, fewer complications, rapid recovery, and satisfactory surgical results, and can be used as a surgical method for such patients.