How to treat a stag horn kidney stone?
Dr Vijay Kher
Chairman,
Department of Nephrology and Kidney transplant Medicine,
Fortis Kidney and Urology Institute,
Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi
Chairman,
Department of Nephrology and Kidney transplant Medicine,
Fortis Kidney and Urology Institute,
Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi
Q: What are the easiest and safest methods of removing a stag horn kidney stone?
A:Stag horn calculus can be removed most of the time by endoscopic methods like PCN, however if the kidney function is very poor and kidney has very little cortex or is atrophied then kidney along with the stone should be removed either laparoscopically or by open surgical methods.