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Open ureterolithotomy in an era of endoscopic surgery for a patient with spina bifida: Was it an appropriate decision? - Abstract

Despite advances in endoscopic surgery, there is still a limited role of open surgery in clinical practice. We report a case of a patient with spina bifida presented with a huge ureteric stone. The management of this case is briefly discussed in this report.

KEYWORDS: Spina bifida, myelomeningocoele, ureteric stone, open ureterolithotomy

CORRESPONDENCE: Eng Hong Goh, Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia ( )

CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 October;5(5):art 49.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.10.08