title: Laparoscopic-assisted "microperc" of a stone in a pelvic kidney of a 3-year-old girl.
abstract: Treatment of kidney stones in pelvic ectopic kidneys of children is a challenging procedure for urologists. Herein we report a case of laparoscopy-assisted "microperc" in a 3-year-old girl with a stone in her pelvic ectopic kidney. This micro-optical system is helpful in confirming the percutaneous access and provides the possibility of fragmenting the stone without the necessity of dilating the tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey. akadirtepeler@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tepeler
authors.forename: Mesrur Selcuk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Silay
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armagan
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Basibuyuk
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akman
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akcay
authors.forename: Sinasi Yavuz
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Onol
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009339:Needles; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*