title: En Bloc Retroperitoneoscopic Removal of Horseshoe Kidney for End-stage Renal Disease.
abstract: Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is the most common renal fusion anomaly. There have been reports of an association of HSKs with medical renal disease. We report a case of a child with nephrotic-range proteinuria and a HSK. As the patient was on peritoneal dialysis, the entire HSK was removed en bloc via a retroperitoneoscopic approach with early postoperative reinitiation of peritoneal dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. Electronic address: dave.weatherly@gmail.com.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weatherly
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Budzyn
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Urology, Helen Devos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI.
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Steinhardt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Urology, Helen Devos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI.
authors.forename: Theodore D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D000069337:Fused Kidney / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery*