title: Retroperitoneoscopy: foreign body retrieval.
abstract: Retroperitoneoscopy is a rarely indicated procedure for the urological surgeon. However, it can be a useful means to approach some types of ureteral pathology and foreign bodies. We describe a case in which a severed surgical drain was removed from deep within the retroperitoneum by using a percutaneous retroperitoneal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Division of Urologic Surgery), Mallinckrodt Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meretyk
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Clayman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space