Percutaneous nephrolithotomy. The first 50 cases

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy. The first 50 cases

Initial experience at two centres in Cape Town with a new technique for the removal of urinary calculi is described. The technical difficulties encountered and the methods used to overcome them are outlined. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy has rendered conventional open surgery largely obsolete for tre...

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Veröffentlicht in:South African medical journal 1988-07, Vol.74 (1), p.27
Hauptverfasser: du Preez, H M, Morton, P C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Humans
Kidney Calculi - surgery
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - methods
Postoperative Complications
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Zusammenfassung:Initial experience at two centres in Cape Town with a new technique for the removal of urinary calculi is described. The technical difficulties encountered and the methods used to overcome them are outlined. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy has rendered conventional open surgery largely obsolete for treatment of stone disease of the upper urinary tract.
ISSN:0256-9574