Friday, January 27, 2012

Large Staghorn kidney stone in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome removed by PCNL through a SINGLE TRACK

            A 60 year gentleman, suffering from myelodysplatic syndrome presented with left flank pain. On evaluation there was a complete staghorn calculus in the left kidney. He had a history of left open pyelolithotomy 20 years ago. His coagulation profile was normal. PCNL was done through superior calyceal puncture, and complete stone clearance was achieved. Postoperative recovery was uneventful.


Pre Operative KUB


Post Operative KUB

Partial staghorn kidney stone removed by PCNL through a single track

              A 50 year gentleman presented with left flank pain.On evaluation there was a partial staghorn calculus in the left kidney. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) was done through posterior inferior calyceal puncture. One middle calyceal stone fragment was removed by harpooning with the puncture needle. Complete clearance was achieved. Postoperative period was uneventful.


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Post Operative KUB

Friday, January 20, 2012

UNUSUAL CASE OF BLADDER CANCER WITH STAGHORN KIDNEY STONE


A 65 year old female patient presented with burning micturation, pain in right flank, fever since 3 months followed by not passing urine(Anuria) since 1 week.

She was diagnosed to have Kidney failure with serum creatinine 3.5 dated 12/12/2011 On 13/12/2011-Serum Creatinine was 4.9 Ultrasound :reveals Right severe hydronephrosis with renal staghorn calculus 42mm,Left hydroureteronephrosis, changes of Cystitis.

CT scan of abdomen : shows Right renal staghorn calculus with satellite calculi and gross hydronephrosis with thinning of the cortex.

Left moderate hydroureteronephrosis – compensatory functioning. Grossly thickened urinary bladder wall. 

Cystoscopy-Severe Trigonitis, bladder thick walled, illdefined mass at bladder outlet, ureteric orifices not identified. EUM-narrow dilated with Hegar dilators. Mucosal biopsy taken

 As Ureteric orifices were not seen so fluroguided Bilateral PCN was done. Serum creatinine was repeated after Cystoscopy 2.3. Right PCNL was done with Single Track and stone was completely cleared, and then Serum creatinine was 1.0

In view of infiltrative bladder growth and bilateral hydroureteronephrosis, Radical cystectomy + Ileal conduit was done.

Final HPE Report - Infiltrative Squamous cell carcinoma stage pT4 N0 M0

Post Operative Recovery uneventful
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Post Op