Percutaneous stone removal with the patient in a flank position.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of percutaneous removal of a staghorn calculus that was accomplished in a morbidly obese patient while he was in a full flank position. In this position, the stone could be successfully accessed and fragmented without compromising the pulmonary status of the patient.
Medical subject headings
- Kidney Calculi
- Kidney Pelvis
- Lithotripsy
- Nephrostomy, Percutaneous