title: Posterior vertical lumbotomy, a clinical case.
abstract: From 1986 till February 2007 in National Center of Urology 444 patients were operated (249 women and 195 men, mean age 48.6 years) with upper urinary tract diseases. For access to the kidney and upper urether posterior vertical lumbotomy approach was performed. 27 patients were operated bilaterally. Total 471 operations were done by this approach. The results of operations with Posterior vertical lumbotomy were compared with flank incision for a variety of parameters (mean operative time, number of doses of postoperative parenteral analgesics, duration of postoperative hospitalization, wound infection, incisional hernia). Comparative analysis show, that posterior vertical lumbotomy is much less traumatic incision.
authors.affiliation: National Center of Urology, Tbilisi, Georgia.
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authors.lastname: Ujmajuridze
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authors.lastname: Ujmajuridze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*