Our percutaneous nephrolitotomy experience in patients with horseshoe kidney
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2015.2.144
Submitted: July 6, 2015
Accepted: July 6, 2015
Published: July 7, 2015
Accepted: July 6, 2015
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Matherial and method: Between January 2009-January 2014 PNL operation was performed in 6 patients with horseshoe kidney anomaly in our clinic. Success of surgery and postoperative/peroperative complications were evalutaed retrospectively.
Results: No severe complications occured in any patient caused by surgery. Three patients became stonefree. One patient had less than 4 mm. residual stone, two patients had more than 4 mm. residual stone.
Conclusion: PNL is safe surgical method and it can be performed successfully in patients with horseshoe kidney anomaly.
Suelozgen, T., Isoglu, C. S., Turk, H., Yoldas, M., Ilbey, O. Y., & Zorlu, F. (2015). Our percutaneous nephrolitotomy experience in patients with horseshoe kidney. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 87(2), 144–146. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2015.2.144
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