Laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy with the intraoperative retrograde ureteroscopy-assisted technique for inverted-Y ureteral duplication with a blind-ending branch.
Inverted-Y ureteral duplications are an extremely rare variant of congenital ureteral malformation with few cases reported in the literature. We describe here a case of inverted-Y ureteral duplication with a blind-ending branch, which was managed by laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy with the intraoperative retrograde ureteroscopy-assisted technique. This is the first report that reveals that inverted-Y ureteral duplication was managed by ureteroureterostomy in a laparoscopic approach.
Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zhi
Z
Chen
Yao
Y
He
Zheng-Yan
ZY
Tang
Wei
W
He
Xiang
X
Chen
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000379:methods*