Matrix Stone Occupying an Entire Renal Collecting System: A Case Report and Video of Diagnostic Ureterorenoscopy

Renal matrix stones are a rare phenomenon and they present a diagnostic challenge due to their atypical radiological appearances in comparison to more commonly encountered renal tract calculi. We describe a case of known stone former presenting with loin pain and recurrent urinary tract infections w...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Cobley, Yih Chyn Phan, Wasim Mahmalji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5892438
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description Renal matrix stones are a rare phenomenon and they present a diagnostic challenge due to their atypical radiological appearances in comparison to more commonly encountered renal tract calculi. We describe a case of known stone former presenting with loin pain and recurrent urinary tract infections who was diagnosed with a matrix stone. The video of the diagnostic flexiureterorenoscopy demonstrating the matrix stone occupying almost the entire right renal collecting system is also presented.
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spelling doaj-art-e3e9a0633f334ea2a1ec356f8d6208f52025-08-20T03:26:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782018-01-01201810.1155/2018/58924385892438Matrix Stone Occupying an Entire Renal Collecting System: A Case Report and Video of Diagnostic UreterorenoscopyJonathan Cobley0Yih Chyn Phan1Wasim Mahmalji2Urology Department, Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford HR1 2ER, UKUrology Department, Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford HR1 2ER, UKUrology Department, Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford HR1 2ER, UKRenal matrix stones are a rare phenomenon and they present a diagnostic challenge due to their atypical radiological appearances in comparison to more commonly encountered renal tract calculi. We describe a case of known stone former presenting with loin pain and recurrent urinary tract infections who was diagnosed with a matrix stone. The video of the diagnostic flexiureterorenoscopy demonstrating the matrix stone occupying almost the entire right renal collecting system is also presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5892438
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title Matrix Stone Occupying an Entire Renal Collecting System: A Case Report and Video of Diagnostic Ureterorenoscopy
title_full Matrix Stone Occupying an Entire Renal Collecting System: A Case Report and Video of Diagnostic Ureterorenoscopy
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title_short Matrix Stone Occupying an Entire Renal Collecting System: A Case Report and Video of Diagnostic Ureterorenoscopy
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