He got rid of the stones that filled his whole kidney in a single operation!

Mustafa Özdemir, 44, living in İzmir, got rid of the stones filling the entire kidney with the PNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy) operation performed at İzmir Private Health Hospital.

Mustafa Özdemir, Director of Robotic Surgery at Private Health Hospital Prof. Dr. Burak Turna and Urology Unit Exp. Kiss. Dr. After the operation performed by Emir Akıncıoğlu through a completely closed hole, he regained his former health.

Giving information about the operation, Prof. Dr. Burak Turna said, “Our patient had only one kidney in functional condition. However, there were pieces of stone that filled the entire kidney. We cleaned the kidney by removing all the stones with the PNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy) operation, which we performed with the closed method through one hole. The operation took about two hours. We saved the kidney without the need for open surgery and restored it to its former health.”

Expressing that the operation was successful, Op. Dr. Emir Akıncıoğlu said, “Factors such as nutrition, genetic predisposition, lifestyle and metabolic diseases lead the formation of kidney stones. Drinking plenty of water, an active lifestyle consisting of light exercises, and avoiding excessive coffee, tea and alcohol consumption are also important. In the PNL operation we applied to Mustafa Özdemir, we entered the dorsal region with a single hole; We reached and broke the stones and cleaned them. Since we performed it with the closed method, the recovery of our patient was also shorter. After that, routine checks will continue. We wish him good health in his life," he said.