Kidney Stone Removal - Laparoscopic Pyelolithotomy

This patient with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (kidney doesn't drain correctly) developed a large burden of kidney stones. The stone removal portion of the procedure, seen here, was performed with standard laparosocpy. The pyeloplasty (repair of the obstruction) was performed with the da Vinci robot. The repair utilized Y-V plasty.

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