title: [Lumbar endoscopy: analysis and evaluation of 10 primary operations].
abstract: The authors report their experience of the first 10 patients operated by upper urinary tract lumboscopic surgery. Lumboscopy is performed in the lateral supine position and a simple technique for creation of retropneumoritoneum is described. In 4 patients, the planned nephrectomy could be performed because of poor anatomical conditions (peripyelitis and/or perinephritis). Lumboscopy allowed complete renal exploration, two nephrectomies, two resections of the roofs of compressive parapelvic cysts and one lumbar ureterolithotomy. The ease and rapidity of lumboscopic dissection makes it a valuable alternative to laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Centre Médico-Chirurgical de la Porte de Choisy, Paris.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guillonneau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vallancien
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Veillon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brisset
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: La lomboscopie: analyse et bilan des 10 premières interventions.