C-arm laser positioning device to facilitate percutaneous renal access.
Renal access is the most crucial step in the performance of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and is a difficult skill to acquire for novice surgeons. We report on a simple fluoroscopic technique based on the laser positioning device that emits an aiming beam common to modern fluoroscopy C-arm units.
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Raymond
R
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
Razvi
Hassan
H
D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*