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Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a horseshoe kidney
Division of Urology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Stanley Zaslau, Division of
Urology, West Virginia University,
PO Box 9238, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2007, 14(6), 3773-3775.
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With a continued movement toward minimally invasive surgical interventions, the range of applications treated with laparoscopic surgery will continue to grow. Laparoscopy is a preferred method for various reasons, including decreased postoperative pain, shorter inpatient hospital stays, and decreased convalescence. Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) has traditionally been treated by open pyeloplasty. In patients with horseshoe kidneys, the blood supply is aberrant, which adds complexity to the procedure. We present the second reported case of a pediatric patient with a horseshoe kidney found to have UPJO who was successfully treated with transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty.Keywords
ureteropelvic junction obstruction, laparoscopic pyeloplasty, horseshoe kidney
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Talug, C., Perlmutter, A.E., Kumar, T., Zaslau, S., Tarry, W.F. (2007). Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a horseshoe kidney. Canadian Journal of Urology, 14(6), 3773–3775.
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Talug C, Perlmutter AE, Kumar T, Zaslau S, Tarry WF. Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a horseshoe kidney. Can J Urology. 2007;14(6):3773–3775.
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C. Talug, A.E. Perlmutter, T. Kumar, S. Zaslau, and W.F. Tarry, “Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a horseshoe kidney,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 3773–3775, 2007.
Copyright © 2007 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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