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Bivalve nephrotomy in the management of staghorn calculi in the solitary kidney

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An analysis of 17 patients who had undergone bivalve anatrophic nephrotomy for staghorn calculi in the solitary kidney is presented.

The postoperative course was uneventful in all cases but one. This technique is thought to be mandatory for removal of branched stones even in the solitary kidney, to prevent development of renal failure or improve the already existing one.

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Proca, E. Bivalve nephrotomy in the management of staghorn calculi in the solitary kidney. International Urology and Nephrology 13, 51–54 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082071

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