Laparoscopic vesicoureteroplasty in children: initial case reports.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the feasibility of performing laparoscopic vesicoureteroplasty in children.


METHODS
Two pediatric patients, a two-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, underwent laparoscopic vesicoureteroplasty for vesicoureteral reflux. Operating time was two hours fifteen minutes and three hours fifteen minutes, respectively.


RESULTS
The reflux was successfully corrected without morbidity, and they required only short hospitalization (23 hours) and exhibited decreased peri- and post-operative pain as well as improved cosmesis.


CONCLUSIONS
These cases represent the first implementation of this technique in humans. We stress that this is a preliminary report and suggest that this technique deserves further study.
Ehrlich
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Department of Urology, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences.
Gershman
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Fuchs
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*