Extraperitoneal laparoscopy-assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a left pelvic kidney.

J Endourol

Department of Urology, University of California-Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.

Published: November 2002

Treatment of urolithiasis within a pelvic kidney presents a technical challenge. We report an extraperitoneal laparoscopy-assisted percutaneous approach to access the lower-pole calix of a pelvic kidney for percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

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