Table 1.

Open procedures June 2002 to December 2003

Procedure	Reason	Number
Nephrectomy (emergency)	Severe renal bleeding 10 days after PCNL	1
Nephrectomy	Non-functioning stone bearing kidneys	7
Psoas hitch	Total distal ureter occlusion after previous SWL and URS (2)	2
Boari plasty	6-cm lesion distal ureter	1
Pyeloplasty	Aberrant renal artery on CT (1) and unilateral functioning horseshoe kidney with extreme narrow PUJ (1)	2
Total		13

PCNL, percutaneous nephrolithotomy; SWL, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; URS, ureterorenoscopy;

CT, computer tomogram; PUJ, pelvi-ureteric junction.