BACKGROUND Laparoscopic pyeloplasty is rapidly becoming an acceptable procedure for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in the pediatric population. We present our experience with transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in pelvic kidneys in pediatric patients. METHODS A transperitoneal laparoscopic approach was used for performing a pyeloplasty in 4 pati...

Article history Submitted: Jan. 12, 2015 Accepted: April 18, 2015 Published on-line: June 18, 2015 Introduction Over the last two decades, minimally invasive treatment options for ureteropelvic junction obstruction have been developed and are bcoming more popular. Multiple series of laparoscopic pyeloplasty have demonstrated high success rates and low perioperative morbidity in pediatric and ad...

We present a case of UPJO associated with an incompletely duplicated collecting system in a horseshoe kidney that was successfully treated by laparoscopic pyeloplasty with concomitant pyelolithotomy. A 53-year-old man had three urological anomalies and urolithiasis. We performed a pyeloplasty and pyelolithotomy using a fully intracorporeal technique. Clinical and radiographic evaluation confirm...

OBJECTIVE With the coming of the laparoscopy, multiple surgical techniques have been developed that have revolutionized the urological practice. The laparoscopic pyeloplasty has been one of the techniques most developed. However, there are very few training models that permit the surgeon to decrease the learning curve. An animal model of training for the laparoscopic pyeloplasty technique is de...

INTRODUCTION We have performed laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) in our department since 2004. Our goal is to describe, step by step, the approach of kidney stones during transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty and the outcomes after the procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twelve patients with kidney stones treated by transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty were found. The hospital records with cli...

OBJECTIVES Open pyeloplasty is the standard treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in children. The introduction of robotic surgical system has facilitated precise intracorporeal suturing and shortened the learning curve for minimal invasive procedures for the surgeons. There is sparse data over the outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasties in children. We describe our tec...

Background The gold standard treatment for Uretero-Pelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO) is laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty according to the Anderson-Hynes technique. internal Double-J ureteral (DJ) and Externalized PyeloUreteral (EPU) stents are usually drainage of choice. Only a few articles have compared clinical impact different techniques on perioperative morbidity none presented cost an...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Pyeloplasty in horseshoe kidneys can be challenging due to aberrant vasculature, renal malrotation, and ectopic location. Fewer than 20 cases of minimally invasive (MIS) pyeloplasty in horseshoe kidneys have been reported in the literature to date. We herein report the first 2 cases of laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) pyeloplasty for UPJ obstruction in horseshoe kid...