Bilateral staghorn calculi

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Prior renal stone disease. Left sided loin pain. Stone status?

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
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Huge bilateral staghorn calculi. On the left the stone extends beyond the PUJ into the upper ureter.

1 cm distal left ureteric stone, 4 cm proximal to the VUJ. No hydronephrosis.

The remainder of the upper abdomen is unremarkable.

Case Discussion

Phenomenally large bilateral staghorn calculi. 

A stone molding of the collecting systems which is exquisitely illustrated with volume rendering.

The urologist is going to have a very busy and long PCNL session trying to get these mightly stones out.

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