Urologists of Kaliningrad removed a 12-centimeter stone and saved the kidney to the patient
At the City Clinical Emergency Hospital, urologists removed a 12 centimeter stone from the left kidney of a 74-year-old patient, while preserving the organ itself. This was reported in the Ministry of Health of the Kaliningrad region.
At the City Clinical Emergency Hospital, urologists removed a 12 centimeter stone from the left kidney of a 74-year-old patient, while preserving the organ itself. This was reported in the Ministry of Health of the Kaliningrad region.
The patient knew about the stone for many years, but did not go to doctors. Due to the complex shape and branching of the stone, minimally invasive intervention through the puncture was not suitable. The doctors performed an open operation.
“We actually removed a kidney from a stone,” the head of the urology department Alexander Schwab described the complexity.
The stone was successfully removed, the kidney was preserved. The body is functioning, there are no signs of inflammation. Treatment and follow-up are ongoing.
Earlier it was reported that Kaliningrad doctors helped the pensioner after a hip fracture.
