[Treatment of staghorn calculi: combined therapy and stone recurrence].
Between April 1986 and September 1992, 29 extensive staghorn calculi were treated in 24 patients. Treatment was with extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) monotherapy in 11, initial ESWL followed by percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) in 7 and initial PNL followed by ESWL in 11. A comparison based on treatment demonstrated that initial PNL followed by ESWL resulted in a lower rate and shorter duration of the "stone street" while stone-free rate at 1 year after the last treatment, recurrence rate, residual stone-growth rate and other complication rates were similar. Initial PNL followed by ESWL should be considered the efficacious treatment option, especially for patients with extensive traghorn calculi.
Tanaka
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Department of Urology, Kanazawa Medical University.
Suzuki
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K
Tsugawa
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R
Shiraiwa
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K
Hasegawa
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D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D012008:Recurrence