Introduction

Renal lithiasis is a common disease, affecting almost one in 11 people. The medical-surgical treatment of stone disease has experienced a dramatic evolution during the last three decades. Laparoscopy became an alternative to open surgery and has been considered as a useful tool to handle many urological conditions.

Objective

To know the indications, diagnosis and current treatment of renal pelvis stones.

Case report

A 47-year-old female patient presented with left lower back pain accompanied by pollakiuria, tenesmus, urgency and hematuria. A urotomography was performed identifying a hyperdense image in the left renal pelvis. Surgical treatment was indicated by laparoscopic pyelolithotomy.

Conclusions

Laparoscopic procedures have become an option in the urological armament for the treatment of upper urinary tract lithiasis.

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