20 Oct 2024Case Report
With 144 Retained Stones alongside Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: Is Stone-Free Status Possible? A Case Presentation
Tugay Aksakalli 1Ahmet Cinislioglu 1Adem Utlu 1Feyzullah Celik 1Ibrahim Karabulut 1
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1 Department of Urology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 25100 Erzurum, Türkiye
Published: 20 Oct 2024
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Abstract
Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction, in addition to causing progressive renal function loss, can lead to the formation of retained stones. Management planning for concomitant stones and UPJ obstruction is a topic of debate in the literature. We performed laparoscopic pyeloplasty and extracted all 144 stones from the renal pelvis and calyces of a 37-year-old male with UPJ stricture, using wireless flexible cystoscopic guidance. No complications occurred during the perioperative and postoperative periods. In challenging cases of UPJ obstruction with stones in multiple calyceal locations, simultaneous flexible cystoscopy offers clinicians a significant advantage.
Keywords
- ureteropelvic stricture
- renal stones
- stone-free
- flexible cystoscopy
- laparoscopy