title: Misconceptions about posterior approach for renoureteral surgery.
abstract: Misconceptions about the posterior approach for renal and ureteral surgery are dispelled. A review of the pertinent lumbar anatomy and a few fine points of technique are emphasized. The advantages of easy access to the kidney, minimal postoperative pain, and absence of the occurrence of postoperative hernia warrant more frequent use of this procedure.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014513:Ureter / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*