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| Issue : 4 | Page : 442-444 |
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Management of a renal calculus larger than 4 cm in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex-associated angiomyolipoma
Koichi Kodama, Yasukazu Takase, Isamu Motoi
Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, Toyama, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Koichi Kodama
Department of Urology, Toyama City Hospital, 2-1Imaizumi-hokubucho, Toyama 939-8511
Japan
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.105770
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Renal calculi in patients with renal angiomyolipomas are difficult to treat because of the hemorrhagic potential of these tumors. We describe the case of a 65-year-old man having tuberous sclerosis complex-associated multifocal renal angiomyolipomas with a large renal calculus. The patient presented with left flank dullness and a previous history of spontaneous angiomyolipoma rupture. Intravenous pyelography revealed a 43 × 16 mm calculus in the pelvis and lower calyx of the left kidney. The calculus was successfully removed by retrograde flexible ureterorenoscopy and holmium-YAG lithotripsy. Flexible ureterorenoscopy is an effective, minimally invasive therapy for patients at high risk of renal hemorrhage. |
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