title: Laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy for the management of obstructive uropathy caused by congenital ureteric entrapment in the iliac bone.
abstract: A rare case of congenital entrapment of the left ureter in an iliac bone canal causing left side hydroureteronephrosis is reported. The patient represented a case of congenital ureteral entrapment in a reversed C-shaped iliac bone canal that was missed before his laparoscopy. The ureter also had a retro-iliac course. The patient was successfully managed by laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy. Interestingly, in our experience, laparoscopy provided a minimally invasive milieu for both diagnosis and correction of this rare cause of obstructive uropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. aminsharifi_ar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aminsharifi
authors.forename: Mohammad-Mehdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Bahman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goshtasebi
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rasekhi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000379:methods*