Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in crossed fused renal ectopia: superior calyceal access under fluoroscopic control.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case report of crossed fused renal ectopia treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy at our hospital and to perform a  literature review.


RESULTS
We present the case of a male with renal calculi in a crossed ectopic and fused kidney, treated satisfactorily with percutaneous  nephrolithotomy  in a one-stage surgery through an upper pole access


CONCLUSIONS
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a minimally invasive procedure with good results and low morbidity in this kind of patients.  It is technically  demanding and requires surgeon's ability and experience.
Urology Department, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico, DF, México. efmaldo@hotmail.com
Efraín
E
Maldonado-Alcaraz
José Adrián
JA
Martínez-Vargas
Jorge
J
Moreno-Palacios
Eduardo A
EA
Serrano-Brambila
Sara
S
Velázquez-Quintero
D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D053040:Nephrolithiasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*