title: Laparoscopic treatment of a retrocaval ureter.
abstract: A retrocaval ureter was treated laparoscopically with good success. The retrocaval segment of the ureter was easily separated and the ureter was reanastomosed using a laparoscopic suturing technique. Laparoscopic surgery is useful for the treatment of a retrocaval ureter with minimal postoperative pain and a short convalescence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yasumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsujino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000379:methods; D014567:Urography