[Laparoscopic pyelolithotomy]

Arch Esp Urol. 2006 Mar;59(2):175-8. doi: 10.4321/s0004-06142006000200008.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The application of laparoscopy as a surgical technique in Urology has enabled to expand the therapeutic options for various pathologies. The treatment of urinary lithiasis localized in the renal pelvis is one of them. We report a laparoscopic pyelolithotomy, describing the operation step-by-step, from patient positioning and trochar insertion to drainage tube insertion and closure. The objective of this article is to show the technique, presenting it as an alternative option.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Kidney Calculi / surgery*
  • Kidney Pelvis*
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / methods