title: Guidewire-assisted infundibular tilt: a technique for access into another calix during percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
abstract: Sometimes, during percutaneous nephrolithotomy, a stone fragment migrates into a parallel calix, necessitating a separate puncture. We describe a simple technique for removing such fragments. This technique is especially useful for patients who have moderate to severe hydronephrosis where the intercaliceal parenchyma is thin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow UP, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalela
authors.forename: Apul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Shankhwar
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhandari
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D007670:Kidney Calices; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*