@Article{,
AUTHOR = {J. Paul Whelan, Joshua D. Wiesenthal},
TITLE = {Laparoscopic pyeloplasty with simultaneous pyelolithotomy using a flexible ureteroscope},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {11},
YEAR = {2004},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {2207--2209},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v11n2/62605},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Laparoscopic pyeloplasty is rapidly becoming the gold
standard in the repair of adults with uretero-pelvic
junction obstruction. Renal calculi are a recognized
complication of uretero-pelvic junction obstruction and
their presence has often been used to justify percutaneous
nephrolithotomy and endopyelotomy as primary
treatment. Stones developing secondary to uretero-pelvic
junction obstruction have been removed through
simultaneous laparoscopic pyeloplasty and
pyelolithotomy, but with rigid laparoscopic instruments
access is limited to the renal pelvis. As exemplified within
this report, endourologic techniques such as flexible
ureteroscopy can be combined with laparoscopic
pyeloplasty to deal with complex stone disease and to
provide optimal treatment of the patient with a uretero-pelvic junction obstruction.},
DOI = {}
}