title: Laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy in children with a duplex collecting system plus obstructed ureteral ectopia.
abstract: One of the complex upper urinary tract anomalies is a duplicated collecting system. In cases with a functioning upper moiety, ureteroureterostomy (UU) is the preferred operation to redirect the urine to the normal collecting system. Although open UU is a well-described operation, experience with laparoscopic repair pediatric patients is scarce. We describe the successful application of laparoscopic UU in 2 children and suggest that laparoscopic UU for the duplicated collecting system is a promising minimally invasive procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Balcova, 35340 İzmir, Turkey. mustafa.olguner@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olguner
authors.forename: Feza M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Akgür
authors.forename: Mehmet Atilla
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siyve
authors.forename: Gulce
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hakgüder
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ateş
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000379:methods*