Brawijaya Journal of Urology
Vol. 3 No. 02 (2023): Brawijaya Journal of Urology

Case Report: Staghorn Stone Successfully Treated With Open Nephrolithotomy

Ezra Harun Florentino Nababan (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Nusa Cendana)
Ephram Sanders Alfian Siadary (Department of Surgery, Prof. dr. W. Z. Johannes Hospital)
Arley Sandra Telussa (Department of Surgery, Prof. dr. W. Z. Johannes Hospital)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2023

Abstract

Objectives. Staghorn stones are large branching stones that fill part of all of the renal pelvis and renal calyces and they can be complete or partial depending on the level of occupancy of the collecting system. The case of this Staghorn Kidney Stone stone was reported at Leona hospital, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.Case. The patient is a 22 year old male with Staghorn renal stone with the size measured 14 x 11 cm. The patient came to the ER with complaints of low back pain and patient complains of difficulty urinating first. nephrolithotomy surgical procedure was performed to release the stone.Conclusion. The cause of the Renal staghorn stone should be considered prior to treatment as eliminating the cause and the underlying factor will reduce the complications and recurrence rates.

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Abbrev

bju

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

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Brawijaya Journal of Urology conveys regularly the essential results of urological research and their practical and clinical relevance to a broad audience of urologists in research and clinical practice. To guarantee a balanced program, articles are published to reflect the developments in all ...