title: Staghorn calculus in a renal allograft.
abstract: A case of staghorn calculus in a transplanted kidney associated with tertiary hyperparathyroidism in the presence of infection has been described. Possible mechanisms of pathophysiology have been discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000209:etiology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications