title: Percutaneous dissolution of renal calculi.
abstract: The use of percutaneous nephrostomy catheters has allowed access to intrarenal urinary calculi for dissolution. Renacidin is the successful agent for dissolving struvite stones. THAM-E is the most effective agent for the intrarenal dissolution of cystine stone. Calcium oxalate stones are still resistant to dissolution techniques.
mesh_terms: D002951:Citrates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003553:Cystine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008722:Methods; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin; D012995:Solubility; D000069877:Struvite; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; C026485:hemiacidrin; D014527:Uric Acid; D003553:Cystine; D000069877:Struvite; D008274:Magnesium