Postoperative percutaneous kidney stone extraction.
Retained stones may be found in patients who have undergone operations for multiple renal calculi. These stones often produce morbidity and must be removed. The authors describe a technique using a nephrostomy tube, placed during the initial operation, to extract stones percutaneously.
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery