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Transmesenteric Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty in Trendelenburg Position for Horseshoe Kidney with Hydronephrosis
Published on: July 8, 2025
Case report: laparoscopic pyeloplasty with pyelolithotomy in crossed fused ectopia
Pranjal Modi1, Rajiv Goel, Sharad Dodia
1Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Gujarat, India. dr-pranjal@yahoo.com
Abstract:
An 8-year-old boy with right flank pain was found on ultrasonography and intravenous urography to have hydronephrosis secondary to ureteropelvic junction obstruction with calculi in the lower pole of the right kidney and a fusion anomaly. Transperitoneal laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty and removal of calculi was carried out. The patient had uneventful recovery and is doing well at 6 months' follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of laparoscopic pyeloplasty with pyelolithotomy in crossed fused ectopic kidneys in the pediatric population.