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August 2013
Department of Urology, Endourology and Stone Services, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
The treatment of urolithiasis has changed dramatically over the past several decades. Novel technologies have led to new management protocols. Percutaneous chemolysis as a primary or adjuvant treatment for urinary tract stones has widely been neglected.
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J Endourol
December 2007
Urology Unit, Department of Surgical Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of single-stage percutaneous nephrolithotomy performed in the supine position.
Patients And Methods: A single surgeon performed 322 consecutive percutaneous nephrolithotomies in patients in the supine position between 1999 and 2006, which were studied prospectively.
Results: There were no complications related to the supine position, and in only one patient was there failed access.
Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy with the patient in a modified supine position.
J Urol
July 2007
Division of Urology, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paolo, Brazil.
Purpose: The supine position has potential advantages over the prone position for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy but it is neglected by most urologists. We analyzed the efficacy and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy with the patient in a modified supine position.
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Laparoscopic nephrectomy for giant staghorn calculus with non-functioning kidneys: is associated unsuspected urothelial carcinoma responsible for conversion? Report of 2 cases.
BMC Urol
January 2006
Department of Urology, R. G. Stone Urological Research Institute, Mumbai, India.
Background: Neglected renal stones remain a major cause of morbidity in developing countries. They not only result in functional impairment of affected kidney, but also act as an important predisposing factor for development of urothelial neoplasms. It is not uncommon to miss an associated urothelial tumor in a patient of nephrolithiasis preoperatively.
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