OBJECTIVE: To develop a technique that helps avoid colonic injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in these patients . PATIENTS AND METHODS: PCNL was prospectively performed in a cohort of adults with renal stones in a horseshoe kidney (HSK). PCNLs were done using a standardized technique in prone position in all patients. The colon was radiologically delineated by injecting air—through a ...
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