title: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal nephrectomy for atrophic kidney associated with ectopic ureter in a 2-year-old girl.
abstract: A 2-year-old Japanese girl underwent laparoscopic retroperitoneal surgery for removal of an atrophic left kidney located in the left retroperitoneal space that was associated with an ectopic ureter. No serious complications developed during the operation or postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Koseiren Nagaoka Chuo General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terunuma
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014513:Ureter