title: Retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy.
abstract: Retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy was successfully performed in five patients with calculi impacted in the upper and middle ureter, using the recently described method of retroperitoneoscopy. All of the patients were discharged the following day but could have been treated as day cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Gaur
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery*