Percutaneous Dissolution of Renal Calculi

Abstract

The use of percutaneous nephrostomy catheters has allowed access to intrarenal urinary calculi for dissolution. Renacidin is the successful agent for dissolving struvite stones. THAM-E is the most effective agent for the intrarenal dissolution of cystine stone. Calcium oxalate stones are still resistant to dissolution techniques.

Principles of demineralization: Modern strategies for the isolation of organic frameworks

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Pathophysiology and Management of Infectious Staghorn Calculi

“…Keyser attempted dissolution of stones by retrograde infusion [14], and in 1938 Hellstrom dissolved a renal stone using boric acid and permanganate [5]. Subsequently in 1943 Suby and Albright developed Suby's solution, which was later modified to Suby's solution G, consisting of citric acid, magnesium oxide, and sodium carbonate [15].…”

Urolithiasis: An Update on Diagnostic Modalities and Treatment Protocols

“…It is potentially corrosive to the urothelium and has caused deaths earlier due to urosepsis, but is used successfully with antibiotics. Tham-E is the most popular agent for dissolution of cystine stones and requires nephrostomy catheters for the same [66,81,[83][84][85] . Chemolytic dissolution therapy can be used as an adjunct to ESWL and PCNL, or can also be used to completely avoid surgery [86] .…”