Treatment of extensive renal calculi with extracorporeal surgery and autotransplantation.
Two patients with large calculi in solitary kidneys, treated by ex vivo stone extraction and autotransplantation, are presented. The results show this to be a valuable therapeutic modality for difficult renal calculi where an in situ approach would be hazardous.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010477:Perfusion; D011859:Radiography; D012092:Replantation; D013997:Time Factors