title: Laparoscopic nephrectomy of a cross-fused ectopic kidney in a child with hypertension.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a case of laparoscopic nephrectomy of a cross-fused ectopic kidney in a 4-year-old girl with renal hypertension and Fanconi anemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a transperitoneal laparoscopy. Ectopic kidney resection was done after dissection of the pathological kidney and after clamping vessels, using an ultrasonic device. Hospitalization time was 4 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At 6 months, blood pressure was normalized and the patient showed an adequate growth curve.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The transperitoneal route is very effective when a nephrectomy is necessary. It offers perfect exposure with limited risk of complications.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale et urologique pédiatrique Pr Guys, CHU Timone, Marseille, France. thibault.negre@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Negre
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garaix
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guys
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Lagausie
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005199:Fanconi Anemia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*