title: Percutaneous stone removal with the patient in a flank position.
abstract: We report a case of percutaneous removal of a staghorn calculus that was accomplished in a morbidly obese patient while he was in a full flank position. In this position, the stone could be successfully accessed and fragmented without compromising the pulmonary status of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Division of Urology), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerbl
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Clayman
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Chandhoke
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: De Leo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carbone
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D009765:Obesity; D011187:Posture