Laparoscopic nephrectomy for atrophic kidney associated with ectopic ureter in a child.
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.
Suzuki
K
K
Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ihara
H
H
Kurita
Y
Y
Kageyama
S
S
Ueda
D
D
Ushiyama
T
T
Ohtawara
Y
Y
Kawabe
K
K
D001284:Atrophy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*