PURPOSE We report a case of an infant with severe congenital tracheal stenosis who underwent ureteral reimplantation using lumbar epidural anaesthesia combined with light general anaesthesia. CLINICAL FEATURES A six-month-old girl with symptomatic tracheal stenosis, demonstrated by computed tomography, was scheduled for ureteral reimplantation. She received continuous lumbar epidural anaesthe...

Abstract Background Bilateral single system ectopic ureter is a rare congenital anomaly, but bilateral ureteral ectopia with duplex collecting bladder hypoplasia even rarer. Urinary incontinence in such cases dealt various reconstructive procedures. Case presentation A 20-year-old female presented continuous urinary without normal voiding since birth. Imaging revealed draining into the vestibul...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of ureteral injuries and to discuss how to avoid their occurence after laparoscopic hysterectomy indicated for benign uterine pathologies. METHODS This observational study covers the period from January 1993 to December 2005 (retrospective study from 1993 to 2000 and prospective from 2001). We reviewed incidence, methods of diagnosis a...

The incidence of ureteral strictures has increased worldwide owing to the widespread use of laparoscopic and endourologic procedures. Midureteral strictures can be managed by either an endoscopic approach or surgical reconstruction, including open or minimally invasive (laparoscopic/robotic) techniques. Minimally invasive surgical ureteral reconstruction is gaining in popularity in the manageme...

Aim. To optimize conservative and surgical treatment of neuromuscular dysplasia the vesicoureteral segment in children. Materials methods . Study included 84 operated children with ureters. Megaureter antenatally diagnosed 28 (25.4%) children: Ι degree - 5, II 9, III 10, IV 4 The main criteria for diagnosing a megaureter perinatal period are an expansion anterior-posterior size pelvis, visualiz...