Pneumatic lithotripter application for giant bladder stone in a patient with augmentation cystoplasty
JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY, vol.18, no.5, pp.491-492, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 18 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.1089/0892779041271436
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.491-492
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
An 18-year-old patient with repaired bladder exstrophy developed a 550-g stone burden in his augmented bladder. The stones were removed percutaneously with the aid of a pneumatic lithotripter. This should be considered the method of choice in these difficult cases.