Laparoscopic calicovesicostomy: a novel surgical procedure.
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.
Hsu
Thomas H S
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Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center, California 94305-5826, USA. hsut@stanford.edu
Chang
Steven
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Hsu
Senzan
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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*