title: Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Performed on the Kidney Stone in a Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Study.
abstract: A 68-year-old man with serious cervical kyphosis and dorsolumbar scoliosis due to ankylosing spondylitis was admitted with a stone 17 mm in size in left kidney lower calyx. A percutaneous nephrolithotomy operation was decided considering the size and location of stone and the anatomical deformities of patient. The kidney was accessed through monoplaner triangulation method by giving a special position of the patient's spinal deformity and stone was successfully removed. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a feasible method in ankylosing spondylitis patients in case that the right position is achieved. Each patient should be assessed individually deciding on treatment methods.
authors.affiliation: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sercan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.affiliation: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baylan
authors.affiliation: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Evginar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.affiliation: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem Koray
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Cataroglu
authors.affiliation: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakki Ugur
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Ozok
authors.affiliation: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey; Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Corum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hamit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ersoy
keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis; Kidney; Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Spinal deformity; Stone