RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Single-stage percutaneous extraction of renal calculi
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 15
OP 20
VO 52
IS 1
A1 Stevan B. Streem
A1 Margaret G. Zelch
A1 Barbara Risius
A1 Michael A. Geisinger
YR 1985
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/1/15.abstract
AB The routine application of percutaneous techniques to the management of patients with renal calculous disease is evolving rapidly. Of 74 patients requiring surgery for renal calculous disease, 64 (86%) were deemed suitable candidates for percutaneous stone removal rather than standard open surgical intervention. The percutaneous procedure was successful in 60 (94%) of these patients. Compared to a standard surgical procedure, the percutaneous extraction technique resulted in shorter hospitalization and an earlier return to prehospital activity.