Salvadó José A, Guzmán Sergio, Trucco Cristian A, Parra Claudio A
Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
J Endourol. 2009 Apr;23(4):575-8; discussion 578. doi: 10.1089/end.2008.0582.
The classic approach to renal stone disease includes shockwave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, and, in some cases, a combination of both. The usefulness of laparoscopy in this regard remains debated. In this report and video, we present our technique of laparoscopic pyelolithotomy assisted by flexible instrumentation to achieve maximal stone clearance in a selected group of patients.
