Recurrent renal calculi in coexistence of horseshoe kidney and medullary sponge kidney
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Recurrent renal calculi in coexistence of horseshoe kidney and medullary sponge kidney
Sir, Horseshoe kidney is the most common congenital renal fusion anomaly, with an incidence of 1 every 400–1600 births.[1,2] Kidney stones are common in patients with horseshoe kidney with a reported incidence ranging approximately from 20% to 80%.[1,3] Although altered anatomy‐related impaired urinary drainage is a proposed explanation for the kidney stone formation in patients with horseshoe ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Urology Annals
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0974-7796
DOI: 10.4103/ua.ua_173_16