The importance of the bladder washout technique in the management of a solitary calyceal stone.
Renal infection is an indication for surgical treatment of a solitary calyceal stone. It must be proved however, that the infection is localised to the kidney before deciding on operation, as this may be very difficult and produce severe complications. Bladder washout seems to be an excellent technique to differentiate the localisation of the infection.
D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000382:microbiology