Guidewire-assisted infundibular tilt: a technique for access into another calix during percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
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.
Dalela
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Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow UP, India.
Goel
Apul
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Shankhwar
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Ahuja
Manish
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Singh
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Bhandari
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D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D007670:Kidney Calices; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*