title: Simplified operative nephroscopy.
abstract: Intraoperative nephroscopy is a valuable and practical adjunct to renal surgery. A simplified methodology is described using familiar cystoscopic equipment and techniques. Its particular usefulness in the definition of small radiolucent defects of the renal collecting system is illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D014567:Urography