Heart of Darkness

Significant literature has an impact on the reader. Reading the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad as a young boy rose emotions comparable to those I felt when losing a patient after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) as a grown up. The case of a 37-year-old woman with bilateral staghorn an...

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Published in:Journal of endourology case reports 2016-11, Vol.2 (1), p.180-183
Main Author: Alken, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Significant literature has an impact on the reader. Reading the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad as a young boy rose emotions comparable to those I felt when losing a patient after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) as a grown up. The case of a 37-year-old woman with bilateral staghorn and a fatal outcome after PCNL is presented and alternatives are discussed.
ISSN:2379-9889
DOI:10.1089/cren.2016.0114