Renal pelvis reconstruction with a free peritoneal patch.
The authors report on the use of a patch of peritoneum in the reconstruction of the renal pelvis. Four successful cases are reported. This leads to the use of such a technique in the reconstruction of the pelvis whenever repair by simple apposition of the margins is impossible.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery