Staghorn calculus

Case contributed by Natalie Yang
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Branching calcific densities conform to the left renal calyces, resembling the horns of a deer.

ultrasound

Staghorn calculus in the left kidney with marked posterior acoustic shadowing.

Case Discussion

Staghorn calculus in a 50 year old woman. 

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