Laparoscopic nephrolithotomy: The value of intracorporeal sonography and color doppler

Laparoscopic nephrolithotomy was used as an alternative to open surgery in a patient who had failed extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and whose anteriorly located stone-bearing calix precluded percutaneous extraction. Endocavitary ultrasonography and color Doppler render the procedure safe and e...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 1995-03, Vol.45 (3), p.516-519
Main Authors: Van Cangh, Paul J., Abi Aad, Antoine S., Lorge, Francis, Wese, François X., Opsomer, Renier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Kidney Calculi - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Calculi - therapy
Kidney Calices
Laparoscopy
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - methods
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
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Summary:Laparoscopic nephrolithotomy was used as an alternative to open surgery in a patient who had failed extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and whose anteriorly located stone-bearing calix precluded percutaneous extraction. Endocavitary ultrasonography and color Doppler render the procedure safe and effective; localization of the stone, selection of an optimal nephrotomy site away from large vessels and where cortical thickness is minimal, and control of fragment clearance are greatly facilitated.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80027-2