Rawalpindi: Al-Khidmat Raazi Hospital Rawalpindi's Department of Urology has completed 1,000 consecutive PCNL (kidney stone) procedures in just 18 months - a major achievement for our centre. PCNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy) is a latest and an effective method to remove major or complex kidney stone.At the Raazi Hospital, more than 99% of these 1,000 surgeries went smoothly with no major complication - a result of skilled hands, experienced teams and careful technique. According to the statistics of the hospital, the patients treated across all ages - 3 to 80 years.After the surgery the stay of the patients at the hospital remained under 24 hours and transfusion rate remained only 2%. There was only 6% redo PCNL/ESWL rate in patients.Urology department team includes urologists Dr. Naveed Ahmad, Dr. Hamzah Shirazi and Dr. Monib Ahmed.While congratulating the urology team, Chairman Alkhidmat Raazi Hospital Rawalpindi Abu Umair Zahid said that along with expanding the hospital, it is also necessary t o ensure that the doctors with best capabilities and vigour should be present in hospital. Abu Umair Zahid while terming completion of 1,000 surgeries as hard work of whole team expressed hope of achieving more successes in future.