[Modified muscle flap nephropexy in nephroptosis (experimental and clinical studies]

The proposed method consists in the creation of decapsulated anterior surface of the kidney up to the level of the upper third with the following suturing of the muscular graft taken from m. psoas major to the margins of the fibrous capsule. The method was also tested in experiment (20 dogs). The kidney was found to be fixed to the graft more rapidly and firmly when using the method proposed by the authors. In the clinic this method was used in 105 operations. The remote results (6 months-7 years) revealed only one patient with recidivation.