title: Percutaneous renal surgery.
abstract: Percutaneous renal surgery was developed initially to remove renal calculi safely without the attendant morbidity of standard open pyelolithotomy. As familiarity with techniques has been obtained, other intrarenal diseases have been treated using this approach. This report reviews the current applications of percutaneous renal surgery and discusses its relation to extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in the management of renal calculi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nolan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous