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Stephanie Aron1, Anthony Galvez1, Ryan Nasseri1

  • 1Department of Urology, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California, USA.

The Canadian Journal of Urology
|December 15, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyelolithotomy (RPL) safely treated a large kidney stone in a patient with a horseshoe kidney. This approach offered better access and stone removal than percutaneous nephrolithotomy or traditional laparoscopy for complex cases.

Keywords:
horseshoe kidneykidney calculipyelolithotomyrobotic surgery

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