title: Laparoscopic ureteroureteral anastomosis for repair of ureteral injury involving stricture.
abstract: We describe an approach to laparoscopic ureteroureteral anastomosis for surgical management of ureteral stricture, and review four cases in which this method was used. In these four cases, we observed no intraoperative complications. Patients' length of hospital stay was 1-2 days. Follow-up ranged from 12 to 14 months. All four patients have been asymptomatic, and their follow-up intravenous pyelograms (IVPs) have been normal. This surgical approach warrants further study with larger series and long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Hospital, 10330 Meridian N. # 372, Seattle, WA 98133, USA. cou@nwhsea.org
authors.forename: Chau-Su
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: I-an
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rowbotham
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*