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What is the best treatment for a staghorn calculus in the lower pole of left kidney? pcnu? pcnl? both?
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Each case is different; there's no way to know with this very limited information. Follow your urologist's advice.
Answered 6/18/2023
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The treatment for staghorn calculus depends on the size and location of the stone, as well as the patient's overall health condition. PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy) is the preferred treatment for staghorn calculi larger than 2 cm in size, while PCNU (percutaneous nephrostolithotomy with ureteroscopic lithotripsy) may be used for smaller stones.
Answered 6/16/2023
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The treatment is tailored to the totality of findings - kind of stone, configuration of the collecting ducts, co-m0rbidities etc. So taking all this in consideration your doc will recommend what is best and safest.
Answered 6/27/2023
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