Case report: transmesocolic laparoscopic reconstruction of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in pelvic kidney associated with extrarenal calices.
Extrarenal calices are an uncommon congenital anomaly that may occur in an ectopic kidney. Rarely, they are associated with ureteropelvic junction obstruction. We report the first such case managed laparoscopically using a transperitoneal, transmesocolic approach.
Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Pankaj
P
Wadhwa
Ashok K
AK
Hemal
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007670:Kidney Calices / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography