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ESWL in the treatment of stone in child with horseshoe kidney

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We report a case of struvite calculi in the child with horseshoe kidney treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Complete stone clearance was obtained after 3 sessions using Siemens Lithostar Lithotriptor.

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  1. Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Niš, Yugoslavia

    A. Slavković

  2. Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niš, Yugoslavia

    M. Vlajković, M. Radovanović & Z. Širić

  3. Institute of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Niš, Yugoslavia

    V. Stefanović

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Slavković, A., Vlajković, M., Radovanović, M. et al. ESWL in the treatment of stone in child with horseshoe kidney. Int Urol Nephrol 32, 327–329 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017510606917

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