The impact of pelvicaliceal anatomical variation between the stone-bearing and normal contralateral kidney on stone formation in adult patients with lower caliceal stones

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the effect of pelvicaliceal anatomical differences on the etiology of lower caliceal stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Records of adult patients between January 1996 and December 2005 with solitary lower caliceal stone were reviewed. After exclusion of patients with h...

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Main Authors: Bora Kupeli, Lutfi Tunc, Cenk Acar, Serhat Gurocak, Turgut Alkibay, Cagri Guneri, Ibrahim Bozkirli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2006-06-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382006000300005