Open AccessRetroperitoneal vs transperitoneal laparoscopic lithotripsy of 20-40 mm renal stones within horseshoe kidneys
Author(s) -
Xin Chen,
Yi Wang,
Liang Gao,
Jin Ho Song,
Jinyou Wang,
Dengdian Wang,
Jiaxing Ma,
Zhiqiang Zhang,
Liangkuan Bi,
Dongdong Xie,
Dexin Yu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.4753
Subject(s) - medicine , hydronephrosis , renal function , perioperative , urology , lithotripsy , horseshoe kidney , surgery , blood loss , laparoscopy , kidney , urinary system
Horseshoe kidney (HK) with renal stones is challenging for urologists. Although both retroperitoneal and transperitoneal laparoscopic approaches have been reported in some case reports, the therapeutic outcome of retroperitoneal compared with transperitoneal laparoscopic lithotripsy is unknown.