Received January 2009 Accepted November 2010 INTRODUCTION Ureteropelvic-junction-obstruction (UPJO) occurs in 22% to 37% of ectopic kidneys.(1) Laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty (LDP) is an acceptable treatment for UPJO in pediatric patients with orthotropic kidneys.(2,3) Laparoscopic flap techniques have less favorable results than LDP in adult patients with orthotropic kidneys.(3) To our b...

Uretero-Pelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO) is a common congenital anomaly that may need pyeloplasty to prevent renal function deterioration. The purpose of this study was to describe a modified use of jj stent catheter in pyeloplasty for infant with UPJO. A series of 12 children, between 3 and 10 months, underwent stenting open pyeloplasty. In each patient a 6 French Foley catheter was placed w...

The aim of this study was to present our experience of using four minimally invasive methods in treatment of pyeloureteral stenosis by percutaneous access. Fifty patients underwent different percutaneous operative procedures: the Korth's method, endopyeloureterotomy, the Fenger's plastic, and laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty. We classified results into 3 groups (outcome good, outcome interm...

We describe a combined percutaneous and endoscopic approach to remove encrusted permanent suture in the renal pelvis that was placed during pyeloplasty repair. Our index patient had a laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty at an outside institution 10 years before presenting with flank pain and nondependent nephrolithiasis. This proved to be an encrusted permanent suture material. There is limite...

PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of temporary internal ureteral stents on the surgical outcomes of dismembered pyeloplasty in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 70 children (76 renal units) who underwent dismembered pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction at at Asan Medical Center between January 2005 and December 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. We class...

PURPOSE Since the first laparoscopic pyeloplasty was described in a child in 1995, there have been several reports of pyeloplasty in older children. However, to date there have been few reports of laparoscopic pyeloplasty in infants and toddlers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children younger than 2 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS All laparoscop...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic pyeloplasty is one of the most common reconstructive procedures performed by urologists. Both continuous and interrupted sutures are being practiced for ureteropelvic anastomosis. The success rate and the complications associated with the suturing technique needs evaluation. We analyzed the results from of our patients who underwent laparoscopic pyeloplasty using both te...

Introduction. Congenital pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is one of the most common causes of hydronephrosis. Historically, open dismembered pyeloplasty has been considered the gold standard intervention for correcting PUJO. The aim of this study was to compare the surgical and functional outcomes of three different approaches, namely, open, conventional laparoscopy, and robotic pyelop...

Mini-laparascopic dismembered pyeloplasty using only 3 mm instruments (3 mmML) Piotr Jarzemski1, Slawomir Listopadzki1, Roman Kalinowski1, Marek Kowalski1, Marcin Jarzemski1, Roman Sosnowski1,2 1Department of Urology, Jan Biziel University Hospital in Bydgoszcz, Poland 2Department of Uro–oncology, M. Skłodowska–Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland Article histo...