Giant staghorn stone causing inferior vena cava compression: a novel case report.

Mohammad A AlghafeesSaleha Abdul Rab Hiba M Raheel Ahmad Nedal Sabbah Ahmed Essam Maklad Mazin I El SarragAhmed E AbouelkhairAbdulaziz AljurayyadTariq AlotaibiMohammed T AlotaibiMohammad Alomar

Published in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2023)

This report highlights that ultrasound-guided PNCL without any other intervention is sufficient for the successful treatment of giant SC. Greater research is needed on the potential utility of using ultrasound-guided PCNL for the fragmentation of stones sized over 5 cm.

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ultrasound guided
inferior vena cava
case report
fine needle aspiration
pulmonary embolism
vena cava
randomized controlled trial
rare case
human health
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