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Published on: July 8, 2025
Laparoscopic nephrectomy for a girl with giant hydronephrosis of a horseshoe kidney
Yoshiyuki Kojima1, Yutaro Hayashi, Takahiro Yasui
1Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan. ykojima@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Abstract:
We report our experience of laparoscopic nephrectomy on a girl with giant hydronephrosis of a horseshoe kidney. An 8-year-old girl presented with a 4-month history of right abdominal pain. We performed laparoscopic nephrectomy for the non-functioning moiety of a horseshoe kidney secondary to uretero-pelvic junction obstruction. Laparoscopic nephrectomy is a feasible and safe method with good indications especially for children with a horseshoe kidney disease.
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