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[Clinical experience of endopyelotomy]
H Uehara1, H Watanabe, M Saitoh
1Department of Urology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica
|March 1, 1993
Summary
Percutaneous endopyelotomy effectively treated primary ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction in 8 of 9 kidneys. This minimally invasive procedure showed limited success for secondary UPJ obstruction.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Background:
- Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction affects renal function.
- Treatment options for UPJ obstruction include open surgery and endopyelotomy.