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. 2020 Jun 23;92(2).
doi: 10.4081/aiua.2020.2.109.

Management of a kidney stone in ectopic pelvic kidney with Extracorporeal Shockwave Litothripsy: Description of a case and revision of literature

Carmelo Agostino Di Franco  1 , Maurizio Burrello, Francesco Guzzardi, Eva Intagliata, Irina Oxenius, Lavinia Galvagno, Calogero Cordaro
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Management of a kidney stone in ectopic pelvic kidney with Extracorporeal Shockwave Litothripsy: Description of a case and revision of literature

Carmelo Agostino Di Franco et al. Arch Ital Urol Androl. .

Abstract

Urolithiasis is one of the most frequent disease in the population and it represents one of the most frequent causes of access to emergency department. In addition. congenital anomalies occur more often in the kidney than in any other organ and the association of both renal abnormalities and stones is of clinical relevance. In this report, we discuss a case of a women with pelvic ectopic kidney affected by a large pyelic stone treated with ESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy).

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