Retroperitoneoscopic ureteroureterostomy for retrocaval ureter.
A 10-year-old boy presented to our hospital with pain in the flank and was subsequently diagnosed as having a retrocaval ureter. He underwent retroperitoneoscopic surgery, during which the retrocaval segment of the right ureter was divided and reanastomosed anterior to the inferior vena cava using 5-0 polyglactin. He returned to normal activities from three days after the procedure. Hydronephrosis was markedly decreased on excretory urography at 6 months after surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the eighth case report on retroperitoneoscopic surgery for retrocaval ureter in the English and Japanese literature.
Miyazato
Minoru
M
Department of Urology, Nakagami Hospital.
Kimura
Taichi
T
Ohyama
Choko
C
Hatano
Tadashi
T
Miyazato
Tomonori
T
Ogawa
Yoshihide
Y
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery