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Laparoscopic excision of urachal anomalies: a review
Pieter A. Seshadri1, Lesley K. Carr, Joseph Mamazza
1University of Toronto Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Toronto, Ontario.
The Canadian Journal of Urology
|February 17, 2001
Abstract:
Technological advancements have refined laparoscopic surgery and expanded its application to include many disease processes and organs. As next-generation instruments become smaller (<5 mm), secondary benefits such as cosmesis, patient satisfaction, and decreased postoperative analgesic requirements are being realized. Urachal anomalies are rare, and their management is evolving from total radical open, to needlescopic (