title: Percutaneous dissolution of renal calculi using ultrasonic litholapaxy.
abstract: The surgical treatment of renal calculi has been markedly changed by percutaneous manipulation and ultrasonic dissolution. The low morbidity and decreased cost of this procedure make it an obvious choice over classic surgical operations. We report our experience with percutaneous ultrasonic stone dissolution in 23 patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019723:Endoscopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*