Retroperitoneoscopic approach for urolithiasis treatment

Treatment Procedures for Urolithiasis

Introduction. Urolithiasis remains a great medical challenge. The last two decades of the 20th century witnessed a rapid development in minimally invasive surgery methods for urolithotomy. The beginning of the 21st century is marked with a further perfecting of these methods. Aim. The aim of this work was to present modern methods for evacuating uroliths from kidneys, ureters, bladder and ureth...

AB008. Treatment of retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma

Radical cystectomy (RC) with pelvic lymph node dissection remains the gold-standard treatment for muscleinvasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Growing evidence suggests that bladder-sparing treatments may lead to acceptable oncologic outcomes in carefully selected patients and can offer improved quality of life through preservation of a functioning bladder. We summarize our clinical experience of blad...

Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Retroperitoneum Removed via a Retroperitoneoscopic Approach

BACKGROUND Inflammatory pseudotumors were mostly encountered in the lung. Retroperitoneal inflammatory pseudotumors are relatively rare. Although laparoscopic surgery with a modified flank position is widely performed for retroperitoneal tumors, we placed the patient in the supine position to maintain the normal anatomical view of the retroperitoneal space. We report a case of retroperitoneal i...

[Rowatin treatment of urolithiasis and its indications].

Current medical treatment in pediatric urolithiasis.

Although the prevalence of urolithiasis is nearly 2-3% in childhood, the risk of recurrence may range from 6.5-54%. There has been an increase in urinary stone disease among pediatric age groups, and stone disease has a multifactorial etiology. After the diagnosis, detailed metabolic evaluation is required. High recurrence rates, therapeutic irregularities and deficiency in diagnosis may lead t...