Open AccessConservative management of staghorn stones
Author(s) -
M. Alsawi,
Tarik Amer,
Martin Mariappan,
S. Nalagatla,
Alan D. Ramsay,
Omar M. Aboumarzouk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0176
Subject(s) - medicine , conservative management , staghorn calculus , asymptomatic , watchful waiting , surgery , conservative treatment , urinary system , dialysis , mortality rate , percutaneous , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , prostate cancer , cancer
Since the seminal works by Singh and Blandy in the 1970s, the management of staghorn stones has almost exclusively involved surgical intervention. In contrast, a more recent study found that conservative management was not as unsafe as previously believed. The present review sought to examine the available literature to understand the implications of a conservative strategy.