Current indications for open kidney stone surgery
- Author:
Tran Le Linh Phuong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kidney-stone disease
- MeSH:
Kidney Calculi;
surgery;
Therapeutics
- From:Ho Chi Minh city Medical Association
2004;4(5):286-287
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The surgical management of kidney-stone disease has undergone dramatic changes over the past 20 years. The introduction and development of percutaneous renal surgery, extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, and technical advances in the available modalities for intracorporeal lithotripsy have led to a revolution in the surgicalmanagement of kidney-stone disease. The indications for open kidney-stone surgery have been narrowed significantly, and for the most part open surgery has become a second or third line treatment option. In this article, the authors attempt to better define acceptable indications for open kidney-stone surgery, to review commonly accepted advantages of open stone procedures and to establish expected results and outcomes following open surgery for kidney-stone disease
