Laparoscopic nephrectomy in the first year of life.
A child was found antenatally to have a cystic right kidney on maternal ultrasound. This was evaluated in the immediate postnatal period with imaging studies and confirmed to be a multicystic, dysplastic kidney. Expectant management was followed; however, the kidney was found to be unchanged in size on a 6-month ultrasound and the parents elected surgical removal rather than continued medical surveillance. A nephrectomy was performed using laparoscopic techniques rather than standard open surgery. Operating time was less than 1 hour. The patient's recovery was unremarkable.
Koyle
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Section of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218.
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Kavoussi
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D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*