Posters ☺ NOVEMBER 2023 Computer Vision News 24 Ai for Urology More surgeons would be able to perform PCNL if the access part were made simpler. That is one of the most challenging parts: it starts at the moment of the initial puncture until a path is created from the skin to the kidney itself in the correct location. That would make the surgeon’s learning curve improve faster and at the same time more post-op complications could be avoided. As things stand today, the surgeon takes all decisions regarding the access out of his experience and judgement, aided by fluoroscopy or ultrasound. The intervention can be delivered when the patient is prone (lying on the stomach), which is quite challenging for anesthesia; or supine, when the patient is face up, Larger stones in the kidney and proximal ureter need to be treated with PCNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy), a minimally invasive urology procedure intended to remove them. It is today a very effective procedure, as it can be operated via a relatively small opening with a reduced time of hospitalization. There is also a version of it called mini-PCNL, a tubeless procedure with an even smaller port of entry, while maintaining a similar rate of efficacy.
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