Laparoscopic nephrectomy for a nonfunctioning pelvic kidney in preparation for renal transplantation.
Pelvic kidneys pose a problem for any planned surgical intervention given their anomalous blood supply. Although minimally invasive approaches have been described for the management of benign conditions, only a handful of reports have described the use of laparoscopy for removal of ectopic or fused kidneys. We describe the laparoscopic removal of a symptomatic pelvic kidney in a patient before renal transplantation.
Milhoua
Paul M
PM
Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Knoll
Abraham
A
Koi
Philip T
PT
Hoenig
David M
DM
Ghavamian
Reza
R
D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*