Open stone surgery: a still-in-use approach for complex stone burden

Cakici O. U. , Ener K., Keske M., Altinova S., Canda A. E. , Aldemir M., et al.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.70, ss.179-184, 2017 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 70 Konu: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5173/ceju.2017.1205
  • Dergi Adı: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.179-184

Özet

Introduction Urinary stone disease is a major urological condition. Endourologic techniques have influenced the clinical approach and outcomes. Open surgery holds a historic importance in the management of most conditions. However, complex kidney stone burden may be amenable to successful results with open stone surgery. In this article, we report our eighteen cases of complex urinary stone disease who underwent open stone removal.