title: Case report: laparoscopic Boari flap.
abstract: A Boari flap may be required to bridge long defects of the middle and lower ureter to the bladder. Laparoscopic construction of a Boari flap was performed in a patient with a ureteral stricture secondary to iatrogenic injury. The salient steps performed were spatulation of the transected ureteral end, fashioning of a Boari flap from the bladder, end-to-side anastomosis of the ureter to the flap, placement of a stent with the aid of a suction cannula, and closure of the flap over the stent. A Boari flap can be accomplished laparoscopically with minimal morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. dr_panjal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pranjal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dodia
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*