Xiong Lin, Kwan Kristine J S, Xu Xiang, Wei Geng-Geng, Lu Zhen-Quan
Department of Urology, The University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
International School, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Urol Case Rep. 2023 Jul 8;50:102500. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102500. eCollection 2023 Sep.
Gas-containing renal stones (GCS) are rare urological entities. Current literature has suggested possible associations with premenopausal women, urinary tract infection, and metabolic diseases. We report the case of a 25-year-old young woman with no underlying co-morbidities who had multiple right GCS and suspected emphysematous pyelitis. Antibiotic therapy was initiated to control her urinary tract infection with . She then underwent elective right flexible ureteroscopy to relieve her ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Complete stone retrieval was achieved and she made an uneventful recovery with no stone recurrence during 1-year follow-up.