“Vaginal Delivery”: A Novel Extraction Route for Large Renal Calculi Encountered During Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty

Conclusions:This simple, novel technique is an easily reproducible method, for the removal of large urinary calculi during either traditional laparoscopic or robotic-assisted laparoscopic stone surgery in the appropriate female patient. It avoids the need for additional abdominal incisions or complex techniques involving lithotripsy which may be more complicated and time consuming. All previously published stone extraction techniques for large calculi (greater than 20 mm) within this systematic review are also critically appraised.Curr Urol 2018;12:104-110
Source: Current Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research