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The presence of symptomatic calculi in a calyceal diverticulum presents technical challenges due to the difficulty in safely accessing these stones. We present a successful case of a laparoscopic extraction… Click to show full abstract
The presence of symptomatic calculi in a calyceal diverticulum presents technical challenges due to the difficulty in safely accessing these stones. We present a successful case of a laparoscopic extraction with closure of the diverticulum for an anteriorly placed stone in an infundibular diverticulum in a 49-yearold woman who failed extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Keywords:
closure diverticulum;
diverticulum;
laparoscopic extraction;
successful case;
extraction closure;
case laparoscopic
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Urology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Urology
Year Published: 2017
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