Percutaneous surgery for stones in pyelocaliceal diverticula.
The technique used for percutaneous extraction of stones in pyelocaliceal diverticula and the results of the procedure in 13 patients are presented. Nine patients have been free of their pre-operative symptoms, pain and/or bacteriuria, since removal of the stones.
D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology