title: Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy in the child: initial case report.
abstract: Laparoscopy in the pediatric population is beginning to be used for major therapeutic procedures. We report the completion of a laparoscopic nephroureterectomy and bladder diverticulectomy in a 6-year-old child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Division of Urology), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Figenshau
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Clayman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerbl
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Colberg
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*