Open AccessSynchronized bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotripsy in a horseshoe kidney
Author(s) -
Rao Rk,
Ranganath Ms,
Prasad Tk
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.38619
Subject(s) - medicine , horseshoe kidney , percutaneous , horseshoe (symbol) , surgery , kidney , open surgery , computer science , programming language
STONE MANAGEMENT IN HORSESHOE KIDNEYS IS CHALLENGING: percutaneous nephrolithotripsy is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of large stones within horseshoe kidneys. Simultaneous bilateral PCNL has been described with a single surgeon operating sequentially on one renal unit following the other under the same anesthetic. We describe synchronized bilateral PCNL by two operating teams in tandem for a patient with bilateral stag horn calculi associated with a horseshoe kidney.