title: Single trocar retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy for dysplastic poorly functioning kidney with ectopic ureter in children.
abstract: This is the first report of a single trocar nephrectomy for poorly functioning dysplastic kidney and ectopic ureter, performed in 5 patients from 2010 to 2011. The mean operative time was 63 min and mean postoperative hospital stay was 31 h. There were no perioperative complications. The single trocar nephrectomy is a feasible and safe procedure for patients with dysplastic kidney and ectopic ureter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Hospital of Pediatrics, 18/879 La Thanh Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Viet Nam. liemnhp@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nguyen Thanh
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Liem
authors.forename: Nguyen Thi
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Mai Thuy
authors.forename: Nguyen Duy
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Viet
authors.forename: Le Anh
authors.initials: le A
authors.lastname: Dung
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*