PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY IN A CHILD WITH HORSESHOE KIDNEY

Atmaca A. F., Akbulut Z., Altinova S., Serefoglu E. C., Dogan B., Balbay M. D.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.422-424, 2006 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.422-424
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Horseshoe kidney is the most common renal fusion anomaly. Patients with horseshoe kidneys have a higher incidence of urinary tract infection, urinary calculi and hydronephrosis. In this report, we are presenting a 14 year old male patient with calculi on the left side of the horseshoe kidney that underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy.