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Retroperitoneoscopic treatment of a retrocaval ureter
1Department of Urology, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Abstract
Background:
Retroperitoneoscopic surgery was performed on a 41-year-old man with a retrocaval ureter.
Methods:
The retrocaval segment of the ureter was retroperitoneoscopically separated and the ureter was reanastomosed using an automatic suture device.
Results/Discussion:
He returned to normal activities four days postoperatively. Postoperative excretory urography showed improvement of hydronephrosis and no residual stenosis.