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Pyelolithotomy is a surgical procedure used to remove kidney stones (calculi) from the renal pelvis, the part of the kidney that collects urine before it moves to the bladder. This operation is typically performed when stones are too large to be passed naturally or when other treatments, like shock wave lithotripsy, fail. The procedure involves making an incision in the flank or back to access the kidney directly. It is often considered when other less invasive methods are not suitable or effective.
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What does pyelolithectomy mean?
Pyelolithotomy (not pyelolithectomy) means a type of surgical procedure. During this procedure, a small incision is made into the back of the person and the kidney is accessed. Then, any kidney stones are broken up or removed.
What is pyelolithotomy?
Pyelolithotomy is a surgical procedure to make an incision through the side and back to get to and open the kidney to remove a calculus from inside the kidney. A calculus is also sometimes called a "stone", this would be surgery to open the kidney to remove a kidney stone that is too large to pass through the urinary system and can not be treated with lithotripsy (a non-surgical method, often ultrasonic, to break the stone into tiny, even sand-like, pieces so the pieces can be passed through the urinary system), or that can not be treated with other less-invasive surgical procedures.Open procedures like pyelolithotomy or pyelolithectomy used to be the only way to treat large kidney stones that wouldn't pass, and they are major surgeries with extremely long recovery times. They are rarely done today with the other options now available through advanced medical technology.EtymologyPyelolithotomy:pyelo = kidneylith = calculus, stoneotomy = to cut into, to cut openPyelolithectomy (an older term used less often) :ectomy = cutting out something, or cutting open and removing something
