Bilateral Laparoscopic Pyelolithotomy for Chronic Renal Failure with Giant Kidney Stones: Case Report and Review of Literature
Kidneys with large stones associated with chronic renal failure are not rare in areas where stone disease is endemic, such as our country. The high rate of these patients having additional vascular diseases and increased bleeding tendencies can present various difficulties in diagnosis and treatment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kare Publishing
2022-03-01
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Series: | Boğaziçi Tıp Dergisi |
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Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=bmj&un=BMJ-79664 |
Summary: | Kidneys with large stones associated with chronic renal failure are not rare in areas where stone disease is endemic, such as our country. The high rate of these patients having additional vascular diseases and increased bleeding tendencies can present various difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. Frequent and safe percutaneous nephrolithotomy in contemporary urology may become debatable because of bleeding or nephron loss concerns. We think that laparoscopic pyelolithotomy can be performed safely in such cases. |
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ISSN: | 2149-0287 |