Retroperitoneal pyelolithotomy for management of renal calculi.

Objective: We evaluated the role of retroperitoneoscopic pyelolithotomy in the management of renal calculi.

Methods: Fifty-six cases (male, 27; female, 29) of solitary or multiple renal calculi were evaluated in the study. There were 46 patients with a single calculus, 4 patients with a staghorn calculus, and 6 with a caliceal calculus.