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J Endourol
February 2015
Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Introduction: Serendipity, innovative physicians, evolving techniques for renal access, and improvements in equipment and radiology led to the evolution of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Methods: We searched urology texts and the literature for sources pertaining to the history and development of PCNL.
Results: In 1941, Rupel and Brown performed the first nephroscopy when a rigid cystoscope was passed into the kidney following open surgery.
Arch Esp Urol
March 2010
Assoc. Prof. Urology emeritus, Johns Hopkins. Curator, Wm. P. Didusch Center for Urologic History. Linthicum. USA.
Short review of the life and achievements of Hugh Hampton Young, inventor, supporter of the arts, great surgeon and teacher and innovator. A urologist by accident, he became the father of American Urology and influenced the growth of his chosen profession across the globe.
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February 2008
Urology, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Eur Urol
May 2005
Department of Surgical Oncology, Urology Unit, National Institute for Cancer Research, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, Genova 16100, Italy.
Objective: Chronic urinary retention is a frequent complication after orthotopic bladder replacement. Herein a new technical modification to avoid voiding dysfunction is described.
Methods: Between January 1995 and January 2004, 62 women had orthotopic bladder replacement after radical cystectomy.
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