Table 1. Summary of the patient’s history of illness.
Time | Initial condition | Procedure | Result |
---|---|---|---|
December
2015 |
KUB Imaging showed right staghorn
stone (45.7 × 59.3 × 27.5 mm); Grade 3 hydronephrosis |
RIRS and DJ stent insertion | Multiple tiny stones along the right
urinary system from pelvio-calyces to vesico-ureteral junction ( Figure 2) |
April 2016 | KUB imaging showed multiple tiny
stones along the right urinary system from pelvio-calyces to vesico-ureteral junction |
Right URS; Right
nephrostomy; Right PCNL; Insertion of a new DJ stent |
A remaining radio opaque stone
with a diameter of 8 mm at the ureteropelvic junction ( Figure 3a) |
June 2016 | KUB imaging showed an 8 mm radio
opaque stone |
ESWL twice | The stone size was decreased to 6 mm
( Figure 3b, c) |
July 2016 | KUB imaging showed a 6 mm radio
opaque stone |
ESWL; DJ stent
replacement; Right laser URS |
Small residual stones at the right
kidney ( Figure 3d, e) |
October
2016 |
A residual right nephrolithiasis | ESWL; DJ stent removal | A residual right nephrolithiasis
( Figure 3f) |
January
2018 |
KUB imaging and CT urography
showed right nephrolithiasis |
N/A | Figure 3g |
June 2019 | CT urography showed right
nephrolithiasis |
RIRS and DJ stent insertion | Right DJ stent
in situ; No residual
stone ( Figure 3h, i) |
November
2019 |
Right DJ stent
in situ; No residual
stone |
DJ stent removal | No stone was found on the final
KUB imaging ( Figure 3j) |
CT, computed tomography; DJ, double J; ESWL, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; KUB, kidney-ureter-bladder; PCNL, percutaneous nephrolithotomy; RIRS, retrograde intrarenal surgery; URS, Ureteroscopy.