Abstract
Introduction
Aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of high-pressure irrigation inflow combined with simultaneous sensor-controlled suction could improve irrigation turnover without leading to high peak intrarenal pressure in small-calibre percutaneous instruments (SCPI).
M + M
A MIP XS sheath (9.5 Fr. outer diameter and 8.5 Fr. inner diameter) and a 7.5-Fr. nephroscope (3-Fr. irrigation channel; MIP XS by Nagele, Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) was inserted into the collecting system of a non-perfused cadaveric porcine kidney, an 8-Fr. mono-J catheter was introduced through the ureter. Irrigation was performed using a pressure-controlled, combined irrigation/suction pump (Uromat E.A.S.I., Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) in either single-flow or continuous-flow (=combination of irrigation and suction) mode. Intrarenal pressure was measured and irrigation fluid turnover was measured by a cystometry catheter inserted trans-parenchymally into the renal pelvis. Pressure changes were recorded by a urodynamic workstation.
Results
Applying pressure-controlled suction, irrigation fluid turnover could be increased by 5 % at an inflow pressure of 75 mmHg (80–84 ml/min) and 15 % at an inflow pressure of 110 mmHg (196–110 ml/min). Suction decreased the intrarenal pressure by 14 % at 75 mmHg (19–14.5 cm H2O) and 28 % at 110 mmHg inflow pressure (37–26.5 cm H2O).
Conclusion
Although combination of pressure irrigation with sensor-controlled suction increases irrigation flow in SCPI, the intrarenal pressure could be reduced with combined suction via a transurethral mono-J catheter. This irrigation method in percutaneous surgery is called purging effect.
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Nagele, U., Walcher, U., Bader, M. et al. Flow matters 2: How to improve irrigation flow in small-calibre percutaneous procedures—the purging effect. World J Urol 33, 1607–1611 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-015-1486-7
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