title: Management of stones in abnormal situations.
abstract: Stones in abnormal situations present a management conundrum to the urologist. Many of these situations are relatively rare and literature is scanty on the appropriate management. We review the current literature on the management of stones in the setting of pregnancy, calyceal diverticulum, urinary diversions, pelvic kidneys, transplant kidneys, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, horseshoe kidneys, and other renal anomalies. The aims of treatment are complete stone-free status. The modality of treatment should be individualized to the size and location of stone and type of abnormal situation confronted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Yung K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Doh Yoon
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Mantu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*