Introduction: Management of stones in ectopic pelvic kidney can be very challenging.
Treatment of each patient should be individualized. Here we describe a new approach that is CT-guided Transgluteal percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL).
Case and Technique: 19-year-old male patient presented with symptomatic right ectopic pelvic kidney stones. He was treated with CT-guided Transgluteal PNL. Patient was stone-free at postoperative day 1. No major complications were observed and patient was discharged home in day 2 postoperative.
Conclusion: CT-guided Transgluteal PNL is a safe and effective option for selected patients with ectopic pelvic kidney stones.
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Alomar M, Alenezi H. Are you the author?
King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Devision of Urology,Department of Surgery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reference: J Endourol. 2012 Oct 25. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1089/end.2012.0464
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23094671
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