title: Our percutaneous nephrolitotomy experience in patients with horseshoe kidney.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Horseshoe kidney is the most common renal congenital fusion anomaly. Kidney stone formation is more common in horseshoe kidneys and some of them requires surgical procedure. So we want to evaluate the results of PNL in patients with horseshoe kidney anomaly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 2009-January 2014 PNL operation was performed in 6 patients with horseshoe kidney anomaly in our clinic. Success of surgery and postoperative/peroperative complications were evaluated retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No severe complications occurred in any patient caused by surgery. Three patients became stonefree. One patient had less than 4 mm. residual stone, two patients had more than 4 mm. residual stone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PNL is safe surgical method and it can be performed successfully in patients with horseshoe kidney anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Urology Clinic, Izmir. tsuelozgen@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suelozgen
authors.forename: Cemal Selcuk
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Isoglu
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoldas
authors.forename: Ozlem Yusuf
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Ilbey
authors.forename: Ferruh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zorlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome