title: Laparoscopic nephrectomy for atrophic kidney associated with ectopic ureter in a child.
abstract: An atrophic right kidney located in the pelvic cavity associated with an ectopic ureter was completely removed from a 4-year-old girl by laparoscopic surgery. There were no serious complications during the operation or the postoperative period. The light shining from the tip of a fine fiberscope inserted into the ureter was used to delineate this structure during laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushiyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtawara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawabe
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*