Retroperineoscopic excision of a single blind ectopic ureter in childhood.
Retroperitoneoscopy is gradually gaining in importance in pediatric urology, especially for renal and adrenal diseases. Direct retroperitoneal pelvic access seems interesting in children when low urinary tract malformations are concerned. We report a case of a 12-year-old boy with a blind ectopic ureter managed by pelvic retroperitoneoscopy. We describe the surgical technique, focusing on the difficulty in the pediatric population. Nevertheless, retroperitoneoscopy is an excellent alternate way to manage such ureteral malformations.
Petit
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Pediatric Surgery Department, Caen University Hospital, Côte de Nacre Avenue, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. petit-d@chu-caen.fr
Ravasse
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P
Fououes
Y
Y
Delmas
P
P
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*