title: Multimodal therapy for stones in pelvic kidneys.
abstract: Stones located in pelvic kidneys can be successfully treated by extracorporeal lithotripsy, either alone or in combination with endourology and open surgery. A multimodal approach was used in 16 patients with pelvic kidney stone disease and a 87.5% stone-free rate was achieved. The proper positioning of the patient on the lithotripter apparatus and the correct integration of the different therapeutic procedures were the real clues for obtaining a remarkable success rate with a minimally invasive approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Institute S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rigatti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montorsi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guazzoni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: di Girolamo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Consonni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Da Pozzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bocciardi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D007902:Length of Stay; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter