TY  - EJOU
AU  - Talug, Can 
AU  - Perlmutter, Adam E. 
AU  - Kumar, Tarun 
AU  - Zaslau, Stanley 
AU  - Tarry, William F. 

TI  - Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a horseshoe kidney
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2007
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - 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.
KW  - ureteropelvic junction obstruction
KW  -  laparoscopic pyeloplasty
KW  -  horseshoe kidney

DO  -