During 5 years (1994-1998), 28 patients with renal and ureteral stones in solitary kidney were operated at the surgical department of §µ N½ng hospital, including congenital solitary kidney: 3 patients (10.7%). Acquired solitary kidney: 1 patient (3.5%). Functional solitary kidney: 24 patients (85.7%). Among them: renal stone: 27 patients (96.4%), Staghorn stone: 14 patients (50%). Pyelotomy and nephrostomy account for 68% of cases, associated with positive drainage of pelvis giving favourable results: No need for blood transfusion: 24 patients (86%). Residual stones: 1 patient (3.5%). Post-operative bleeding: 2 patients (7.0%). Short-term follow up: Good (78.6%), medium (14.0%), Bad (7.0%)
Kidney Calculi ; Ureteral Calculi ; surgery