title: Laparoscopic heminephrectomy in horseshoe kidney using bipolar energy: report of three cases.
abstract: Variability in blood supply, the renal isthmus, and abnormal kidney location are unique features that contribute to making a laparoscopic approach for heminephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney technically challenging. We report three cases of laparoscopic heminephrectomy for benign disease in horseshoe kidneys using bipolar energy for transection of the isthmus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. nourimahdavi@med.mui.ac.ir
authors.forename: Kia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nouri-Mahdavi
authors.forename: Mohammad-Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Izadpanahi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000601:surgery