title: Extraperitoneal laparoscopy-assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a left pelvic kidney.
abstract: Treatment of urolithiasis within a pelvic kidney presents a technical challenge. We report an extraperitoneal laparoscopy-assisted percutaneous approach to access the lower-pole calix of a pelvic kidney for percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California-Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Troxel
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Sakti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D010537:Peritoneum; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016482:Urinalysis; D014567:Urography