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The aim of any surgery for renal stones is to remove fragments of calculus. Indeed, such residual concretion provides an opportunity for relapse since it is an ideal nucleus for crystallization so that when urine is supersaturated obstructive stones may rapidly occur, and there is a nidus of bacteria deeply trapped in the stone, which cannot be reached by antibacterial agents. Eradication of infection is then useless. The problem is not always to remove the small fragments but often to localize them. Contact radiography is the simpliest method and provides satisfactory control in kidney stone surgery.
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Simon, J., Schulman, C.C. (1981). Peroperative Contact Radiography in Kidney Stone Surgery. In: Schulman, C.C. (eds) Advances in Diagnostic Urology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95394-1_12
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