title: Appendix vermiformis as a left pyelo-ureteral substitute in a 6-month-old girl with solitary kidney.
abstract: Extensive ureteral loss in early childhood is a rare but dramatic event. We present the case of a 6-month-old girl with a iatrogenic extensive pyelo-ureteral loss and solitary kidney. She successfully underwent left ureteral substitution using the appendix vermiformis. Left ureteral reconstruction using the appendix vermiformis is a feasible procedure even in very small children.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Australia. alexander.springer@meduniwien.ac.at
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Springer
authors: Carlos A
authors: CA
authors: Reck
authors: Renate
authors: R
authors: Fartacek
authors: Ernst
authors: E
authors: Horcher
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001065:Appendix / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*