Percutaneous nephrolithotomy of an intrathoracic kidney

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy of an intrathoracic kidney

We present a 35-year-old woman with symptomatic urolithiasis in an intrathoracic kidney. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy was successfully performed after ureteroscopy failed because of the unusual length of the ureter associated with the kidney position. We report the first case of percutaneous nephrol...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2003-02, Vol.61 (2), p.462-462
Hauptverfasser: Lenz, Dean L, Clair, David L, Fetzer, Arthur E, Wong, Carson
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Choristoma - surgery
Female
Humans
Kidney
Kidney Calculi - surgery
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - methods
Reoperation
Thoracic Diseases - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Ureteroscopy
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Zusammenfassung:We present a 35-year-old woman with symptomatic urolithiasis in an intrathoracic kidney. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy was successfully performed after ureteroscopy failed because of the unusual length of the ureter associated with the kidney position. We report the first case of percutaneous nephrolithotomy of an intrathoracic kidney.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/S0090-4295(02)02108-8