title: Percutaneous renal stone removal. Use of carbon dioxide as contrast material.
abstract: The successful performance of a percutaneous nephrostomy requires contrast material in the renal collecting system. For an exact delineation of all renal calices in a patient allergic to iodine, carbon dioxide was injected into the renal pelvis. The stone was removed successfully.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011677:Punctures; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide