title: Totally intracorporeal replacement of the ureter using whole-mount ileum.
abstract: Ileal ureter is a suitable treatment option for patients with long ureteral strictures. Minimally invasive techniques have been shown to be as safe as open technique and superior in terms of postoperative recovery. We report the first case of laparoscopic totally intracorporeal replacement of ureter using whole-mount ileum in a patient with right-sided long ureteral stricture. The operative time was 150 minutes, and there were no complications. We have demonstrated the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic intracorporeal ileal ureter with possible advantage of shorter operative time compared with the robotic-assisted technique reported recently.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen , Germany .
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: Tilman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Todenhöfer
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mischinger
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Halalsheh
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boettge
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: Stefn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aufderklamm
authors.forename: Arnulf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stenzl
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gakis
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schwentner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000637:transplantation*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D061646:Operative Time; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*