A Clinical Observation on Staghorn Calculi of the Kidney / 대한비뇨기과학회지
Korean Journal of Urology
;
: 1019-1022, 1983.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
A clinical observation was made on 23 patients of renal staghorn calculi which were treated at the Department of Urology, Hangang sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym College. The results were as follows 1. Patients ranged in age from 17 to 62 years and there were 12 males and 11 females, giving a male to female ratio of approximated 1.1 to 1. The right kidney was involved more than the left. Eleven patients (47.8%) had multiple renal calculi and 1 of the 23 patients had bilateral renal staghorn calculi. 2. As for methods of surgery, extended pyelolithotomy in 9 cases, nephrolithotomy in 5 cases, nephrolithotomy with partial nephrectomy in 1 case and nephrectomy in 8 cases were performed. 3. Postoperative complications included 3 cases of residual stone and 3 cases of urinary infection. 4. Recommendable surgical method for renal staghorn calculi is the preservation of kidney according to operation technique.
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Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Urology
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Calculi
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Kidney Calculi
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Heart
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Kidney
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Nephrectomy
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Urology
Year:
1983
Type:
Article
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