Value of laparoscopy in the management of calculi complicating renal malformations.
A minimally invasive approach for urolithiasis patients with complex anatomic abnormalities occasionally necessitates the use of laparoscopic techniques, either alone or in combination with endourologic techniques. The management of these patients is best accomplished in centers with the facilities to provide a spectrum of endourologic and laparoscopic techniques. Two illustrative cases are described.
Zafar
F S
FS
Department of Urology, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, USA.
Lingeman
J E
JE
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography