title: Laparoscopic hand-assisted nephrectomy for crossed fused ectopia with polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: Polycystic kidney disease occurring in individuals with crossed fused renal ectopia is an extremely rare occurrence. The treatment of individuals with this condition is a unique surgical challenge for the operating physician. Today's advances in laparoscopic techniques provide us with new and innovative ways of performing complex procedures while subjecting patients to relatively minimal surgical trauma. We describe the laparoscopic removal of a severely diseased polycystic crossed fused kidney.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA. ppietrow@kumc.edu
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Pietrow
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*