Electric drill nephroscope for percutaneous nephroureterolithotomy.
An original electric drill nephroscope was developed for percutaneous nephroureterolithotomy (PNL). In 8 cases large pelvic calculi over 1 cm in diameter were successfully disintegrated and removed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009399:Nephrons / Q000601:surgery; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery