Laparoscopic surgery for upper ureteral calculi in geriatric patients: 5 years experience.

Aytac SahinSerkan Akan

Published in: The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male (2019)

We believe that owing to the high success and low complication rates, laparoscopic ureterolithotomy can be the first option of treatment for geriatric patients with impacted large calculi, with a history of unsuccessful SWL or ureterorenoscopy (semirigid, flexible).

Keyphrases

laparoscopic surgery
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
hip fracture
urinary tract
patient reported outcomes