title: Bilateral kidney matrix stones: a rare case.
abstract: Kedney matrix stones are a rare form of calculi. Flank pain and urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common presentations of matrix calculi. The diagnosis is usually made at surgery, but some preoperative radiographic findings might be suggestive. Open surgery was the method of choice for treatment. However, combination of ureterorenoscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) was found to be safe and effective. We report a rare case of renal and ureteral matrix stones that were diagnosed and treated by open surgery. We also describe its clinical, radiological and therapeutic features through a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lahyani
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Yassine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rhannam
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slaoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Alae
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Touzani
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karmouni
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elkhader
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutani
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology B, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Ahmed Ibn Attya
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Andaloussi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Kidney stone; PCNL; matrix; open surgery