title: Retrospective study of 95 patients with staghorn calculus disease.
abstract: Medical records were reviewed for 95 consecutive patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of staghorn calculus disease. Of those patients in whom a conservative, non-operative approach was taken 30 per cent ultimately died of renal failure and/or sepsis. It is concluded that surgical intervention is the treatment of choice for patients with staghorn calculus disease.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010166:Palliative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies