title: Laparoscopic calicovesicostomy: a novel surgical procedure.
abstract: Laparoscopic calicovesicostomy in the horseshoe kidney with ureteropelvic junction obstruction associated with ipsilateral ureteral duplication and a large-capacity bladder is described. The intraoperative and postoperative clinical parameters were satisfactory in this preliminary report. Additional studies are necessary to evaluate this novel surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center, California 94305-5826, USA. hsut@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Thomas H S
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Senzan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D007670:Kidney Calices / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*