Laparoscopic management of hydronephrosis in children.
The postnatal management of prenatally detected hydronephrosis mainly involves a close follow-up with ultrasound, renal isotopic scan and URO-MRI. In some cases, there is an indication for either a pyeloplasty or, more exceptionally, nephrectomy of a non-functioning obstructed kidney. In this chapter, we review the indications and the operative techniques of laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children.
El-Ghoneimi
Alaa
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Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Hôpital Robert Debré, Faculty of Medecine Bichat, University of Paris VII, Paris, France. alaa.elghoneimi@rdb.ap-hop-paris.fr
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods