Minimally invasive surgery has been increasingly applied in paediatric urology, including the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
To the best of our knowledge, we describe the first laparoscopic bypass pyeloureterostomy in a 3-month-old male infant, with giant hydronephrosis and high insertion of the ureter into the renal pelvis.
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Division of Pediatric Urology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, ML 5037, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
Reference: J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Feb;9(1):e51-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.07.015
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22889709
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