title: A retrospective study of minipercutaneous laser lithotripsy for treatment of allograft kidney lithiasis obstruction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of invasive percutaneous laser lithotripsy to manage allograft kidney lithiasis obstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated 11 patients with kidney allograft lithiasis with minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPCNL).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients treated by mPCNL showed no residual stones thereafter. All subjects recovered successfully without major complications with improved renal function and reduced serum creatinine values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  mPCNL was safe and effective to treat kidney allograft lithiasis obstruction. We suggest that it may be considered to be a first-line option for this condition.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies