Giant kidney stone: multi-session percutaneous nephrolithotomy with 12 accesses

Turk J Urol. 2015 Sep;41(3):155-8. doi: 10.5152/tud.2015.17992. Epub 2015 Feb 18.

Abstract

We report a case of a 37-year-old man with a body mass index of 28 kg/m(2) who presented to our outpatient clinic with intermittent left flank pain. Non-contrast abdominopelvic computed tomography revealed a giant coralliform calculus in the left kidney. This giant kidney stone was successfully treated with 3 sessions of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) with a total 12 accesses. There was no significant reduction in the split function of the kidney after PNL.

Keywords: Coralliform calculi; kidney; percutaneous nephrolithotomy.