A Rare Complication Observed during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Foreign Body Migration from the Right Kidney to the Left Lung

• Main Authors: Mehmet Kaba (Author), Necip Pirinççi (Author), Sultan Kaba (Author), Ufuk Çobanoğlu (Author), Recep Eryılmaz (Author), Hüseyin Eren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is the first-line treatment in large, multiple stones and lower calyceal stones. Majority of complications associated with PNL are minor and clinically insignificant. It was seen that distal piece (2 cm in size) of ureter catheter observed at pelvis was fo...