title: Laparoscopic nephrectomy for autotransplantation.
abstract: Proximal ureteral injuries often require extensive reconstruction to repair. Management options include nephrectomy, ileal ureter interposition, extensive spiral bladder flaps, or autotransplantation. We report a patient who sustained a proximal ureteral avulsion and underwent a less invasive repair by way of a laparoscopic nephrectomy and subsequent autotransplantation.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Fabrizio
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackman
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ratner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries* / Q000637:transplantation; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*