Antegrade endopyelotomy in pelvic kidney.
Antegrade endopyelotomy was performed in a patient with pelvic kidney. Nephrostomy tube had been placed in the patient during a previous open pyelolithotomy. The nephrostomy tract was used for establishing percutaneous access. The ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) was balloon dilated and incised laterally under vision. At 3-month-follow-up renal dynamic scan showed no evidence of UPJ obstruction.
Aron
Monish
M
Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. monisharon@hotmail.com
Goel
Rajiv
R
Dash
S C
SC
Gupta
Narmada P
NP
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery