title: Infundibulotomy and percutaneous removal of stones in calyceal diverticula: case report and review of therapeutic options.
abstract: The authors describe the use of a percutaneous approach for treating secondary calyceal diverticular stones. This disease was once managed with open surgery, but today minimally invasive techniques are preferred such as percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopic stone removal (URS), laparoscopy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), with PCNL representing the gold standard. Various percutaneous techniques are described for treating both calculi and the diverticulum. The first essential step is a careful preoperative morphological assessment of the diverticulum in order to plan the most suitable treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Urology Unit, Isola della Scala Hospital, ASL 22 Bussolengo (VR), Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pecoraro
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Motta
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olivo
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frigo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007670:Kidney Calices / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014567:Urography