Presentation
Bilateral flank pain, worse on the left. Hematuria.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Staghorn calculus (kidney)
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There is well defined branching radio-opaque calcific density superimposed over the pelvis and calyces of the left kidney.
Case Discussion
Staghorn or coral renal calculus is a large renal stone filling the pelvis and more than one calyx. They are often associated with urine tract anomaly and recurrent UTI.
First line treatment is usually percutaneous nephrolithotomy.