Case Report: Successful Staged Ureteroscopic Treatment of a 5 cm Staghorn Renal Calculus

Case Rep Urol. 2012:2012:873069. doi: 10.1155/2012/873069. Epub 2012 Feb 25.

Abstract

It is widely accepted that percutaneous nephrostolithotorny (PCNL) is the standard of choice for the removal of large staghorn renal calculi. Although data exists supporting a stagad ureteroscopic as an alternate treatment for stones up to 3 cm in select patients, little data exists to support a ureteroscopic approach for stones as large as 5 cm. We present a case of a 68 year old female with a 5 cm staghorn renal calculus managed successfully with a staged ureteroscopic approach. A staged ureteroscopic approach can be effective in treating stones as large as 5 cm.

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