Percutaneous dissolution of uric acid calculi with THAM irrigation.
We describe two patients suffering from uric acid calculi; one had uremia due to obstruction in one kidney, and the other retained fragments after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. They were successfully treated by irrigation of a THAM (tris-hydroxy-methyl-aminomethane) solution through percutaneous nephrostomy.
Department of Urology, Wakayama Medical College, Japan.
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Ebisuno
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Fukatani
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Yoshida
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Kumeda
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Ohkawa
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D011859:Radiography; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014325:Tromethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014527:Uric Acid
D014325:Tromethamine; D014527:Uric Acid