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(a) Patient 1: preoperative left retrograde pyelogram demonstrating calyceal diverticulum containing stones. (b) Patient 1: 15-minute film of IVP at 11 months after percutaneous holmium laser fulguration of the calyceal diverticulum demonstrating absence of stones and stable size of the diverticulum.
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For the first patient, IVP performed at 2, 11, and 24 months postoperatively showed absence of stones and significant reduction in the size of the calyceal diverticulum (Figure 1(b)).
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(a) Patient 1: preoperative left retrograde pyelogram demonstrating calyceal diverticulum containing stones. (b) Patient 1: 15-minute film of IVP at 11 months after percutaneous holmium laser fulguration of the calyceal diverticulum demonstrating absence of stones and stable size of the diverticulum.
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For the first patient, IVP performed at 2, 11, and 24 months postoperatively showed absence of stones and significant reduction in the size of the calyceal diverticulum (Figure 1(b)).
A photograph of the nephroscope setup: a 365 mu holmium laser fiber (SlimLine 365 micron Blue Jacket Reusable Fiber; Lumenis Inc., Santa Clara, CA) stabilized with a 7 F ureteral catheter (Cook, Bloomington, IN) and used through the indirect nephroscope.
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Once stone-free, a 365 mu holmium laser fiber (SlimLine 365 micron Blue Jacket Reusable Fiber; Lumenis Inc., Santa Clara, CA) stabilized with a 7 F ureteral catheter (Cook, Bloomington, IN) was used through the indirect nephroscope to fulgurate the calyceal diverticular mucosa at 10 watts energy (1J x 10 Hz) (Figure 2).