OBJECTIVE To review our experience of PCNL in horse shoe kidneys. METHODS Between June 2001 and January 2005 we performed PCNL in 16 Horse shoe kidneys in 14 patients with calculi, 2 patients had bilateral calculi. Percutaneous puncture was made with patient in prone position. Their ages ranged between 4 to 52 years with a mean age of 26.3 years. Our mean stone burden was 820 mm2 (range 40-13...

Body organs are very crucial when it comes to homeostatically maintaining them. If any changes occur in their function, may lead the development of diseases body. The kidney is one functionalised that connected with ureter and urinary bladder, which basically lower part priorly controls volume various body fluids, fluid osmolality, acid-base balance, electrolyte concentrations, removal toxins. ...

Objective: To determine the frequency of spontaneous stone expulsion small lower ureteric stones in patients with raised serum CRP. Materials and Methods: Total 195 size 4mm to 9mm CRP were analyzed. All subjected history taking examination for suspected stone. Urine R/E, blood investigation, was carried out followed by x-ray KUB ultrasound pelvis abdomen. measured only on initial presentation....

conclusions precise evaluation of patients with one renal abnormality could lead to detection of other associated anomalies. application of minimally invasive procedures such as ureteroscopic incision is highly recommended in ureterocele treatment. case presentation a middle-aged male was known to have horseshoe kidney, bilateral ureteroceles and a stone, 1 cm in diameter, in his right ureter. ...

there are often duplicated ureter with types of congenital anomalies and associated clinical complications. the unilateral duplicated ureter was observed as an incidence result in usual dissection. during routine dissection of the body of an adult male with middle-aged 40-50 year old, the duality of unilateral incompletely ureter was seen in above. two branches of ureter are coalesce in 7 cm di...

PURPOSE We assessed the efficacy and safety of insertion of a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane-covered self-expandable metallic stent (UVENTA stent) for palliation of malignant ureteral obstruction on the basis of our early results. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients underwent UVENTA stent insertion for extrinsic malignant ureteral obstructions of 20 ureters. The UVENTA stents were deplo...

Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the upper urinary tract are extremely rare. We report a case of de novo small cell carcinoma of the ureter that presented masquerading as a distal ureteral stone. A 55-year-old lady presented to our clinic with 1 month history of right lower back pain and hematuria. Her history was notable for stage 1B mixed clear cell-endometroid cancer of the uterus status pos...

INTRODUCTION Approximately one out of five patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) present lithiasis in the same setting. We present our outcomes of simultaneous laparoscopic management of UPJO and pelvic or calyceal lithiasis and review the current literature. METHODS Thirteen patients, with a mean age of 42.8±13.3 years were diagnosed with UPJO and pelvic or calyceal lithias...

OBJECTIVE To analyse outcomes of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in treatment of lower ureteric calculus in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective study conducted between August 2013 and July 2015. Inclusion criteria were lower ureteric calculus with stone size ≤1.5cms. Exclusion criteria were other than lower ureteric calculus, stone size ≥1.5cms, congenital renal anom...