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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr-Jun;9(2):174-176.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7796.204189.

Laparoscopic-assisted mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of large calculi in pelvic ectopic kidney

Ketan P Vartak  1 , Prashant H Salvi  1
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic-assisted mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of large calculi in pelvic ectopic kidney

Ketan P Vartak et al. Urol Ann. 2017 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

We report two cases of male patients with pelvic ectopic kidney with large stones cleared with laparoscopic-assisted minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (Mini-PERC) and holmium laser. These are the first cases of Mini-PERC done for pelvic ectopic kidney reported thus far.

Keywords: Ectopic kidney; RIRS; laparoscopic minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy; pyelolithotomy.

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Kidney, ureter, bladder X-ray and intravenous pyelogram
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Computed tomography scan
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