Laparoscopic nephrectomy in children: two case reports.
We successfully performed a laparoscopic nephrectomy on 2 young girls in March 1994 and August 1994. The first patient was a 9-year-old girl with a hypoplastic kidney associated with an ectopic ureterocele, and the other was a 3-year-old girl with a nonfunctioning hydronephrotic kidney caused by stricture of the pyeloureteral junction. The operating times were 153 and 183 minutes, respectively. No complications occurred intraoperatively or postoperatively in either patient. The 9-year-old girl resumed normal daily activities by postoperative day 2, and the 3-year-old girl by postoperative day 3. Both girls were discharged on day 4.
Ushiyama
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Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kageyama
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Mugiya
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Suzuki
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Fujita
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K
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009401:Nephrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome