LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROLITHOTOMY - THE VALUE OF INTRACORPOREAL SONOGRAPHYAND COLOR DOPPLER

Authors
VANCANGH PJ AAD ASA LORGE F WESE FX OPSOMER R
Citation
Pj. Vancangh et al., LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHROLITHOTOMY - THE VALUE OF INTRACORPOREAL SONOGRAPHYAND COLOR DOPPLER, Urology, 45(3), 1995, pp. 516-519
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00904295
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
516 - 519
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4295(1995)45:3<516:LN-TVO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Laparoscopic nephrolithotomy was used as an alternative to open surger y in a patient who had failed extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy an d 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 fa cilitated.