[Urolithiasis and laparoscopy. Treatment of renal stones in normal anatomical and functional conditions].
Renal stones can be treated by laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopy is used instead of open surgery which indications remains limited regarding high efficacy of ESWL or endoscopic procedures in urinary lithiasis. This review highlights that all open surgical procedures have been performed by laparoscopy, the most often being pyelolithotomy either by retroperitoneal or transperitoneal approach. These laparoscopic procedures are skillful demanding procedures. Robotic will probably increase a little bit laparoscopic approach to treat renal stones by its facilitating effect to perform suture.
Saussine
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Service d'urologie, hôpital Civil, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France. Christian.Saussine@chru-strasbourg.fr
Lechevallier
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Traxer
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D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*