PCNL in horseshoe kidney- the first experience at HUSM

• Main Authors: Rajagopal, Sasikumar, Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli, Y, Maya, Z, Zaidi, AR, Mossadeq, MD, Mohd Ashraf, Rahman, Mohd Nor Gohar, Z, Mahamood, Hassan, S
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/43082/3/43082.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43082/4/mjms_content_-_supp_2008.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/43082/; http://www.mjms.usm.my/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Horseshoe kidney is one of the commonest congenital renal fusion anomalies with an incidence of 0.25% in general population. Disturbances in urine flow, drainage and concomitant infections promote stone formation is common. Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) in horseshoe kidney is a challenge due to its anatomical difference and thus a modified technique is needed. Hereby, we report our first experience with PCNL in this anomaly, a 55 year old with left staghorn renal calculi in a horseshoe kidney