Ureteroscopic retrograde endopyelotomy
Soroush, M.; Bagley, D.H.
Techniques in Urology 4(2): 77-82
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1079-3259 PMID: 9623620 Document Number: 492004
With improvements in technology, we continue to seek new surgical techniques to approach old surgical issues. Antegrade percutaneous endopyelotomy has become the most common first-line approach to treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction, however, it is now possible to treat this condition successfully through a retrograde ureteroscopic approach. By combining the latest small ureteroscopes with the technology of endoluminal ultrasound, it is possible to treat this disease in a single setting without the complications of ureteral strictures or significant postoperative hemorrhage, thereby eliminating the need for a nephrostomy tube and dramatically reducing the morbidity of the procedure.