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ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF A GIANT ILEAL CONDUIT CALCULUS
Author(s) -
Bolton Damien M.,
Peters Justin S.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1995.tb01781.x
Subject(s) - medicine , calculus (dental) , electrical conduit , laparotomy , surgery , complication , urinary diversion , general surgery , dentistry , mechanical engineering , bladder cancer , cancer , cystectomy , engineering
A giant ileal conduit calculus is an uncommon complication of urinary diversion, with few recent reports present in the English literature. To date all described instances have necessitated treatment by laparotomy. The first reported successful management of such a condition by purely endoscopic means is reported.