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Transmesenteric Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty in Trendelenburg Position for Horseshoe Kidney with Hydronephrosis
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Hand-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty and isthmectomy in a patient with a horseshoe kidney
Robert B Nadler1, C Shad Thaxton, Samuel C Kim
1Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Tarry Building 11-715, Chicago, IL 60610-3008, USA. r-nadler@northwestern.edu
Journal of Endourology
|January 28, 2004
Abstract:
We report the laparoscopic management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a patient with a horseshoe kidney. We believe this to be the first reported case of isthmectomy performed with the Harmonic Scalpel. Follow-up diuretic renal scan and CT revealed improved drainage and separation of the divided horseshoe kidney.