Korean J Urol.
1981 Feb;22(1):18-23.
Anatrophic Nephrolithotomy in Staghorn Calculi
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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A retrospective study was conducted on 9 patients (10 kidney) who had undergone anatrophic nephrolithotomy for staghorn calculi. There were some complications which were such as residual stone 3 cases, renovascular hypertension 1 case, urinary fistula 1 case and wound abscess 1 case, but surgical intervention is the treatment of choice for patients with staghorn calculus disease.