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Laparoscopic nephrectomy for a girl with giant hydronephrosis of a horseshoe kidney
Author(s) -
Kojima Yoshiyuki,
Hayashi Yutaro,
Yasui Takahiro,
Itoh Yasunori,
Maruyama Tetsuji,
Kohri Kenjiro
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01793.x
Subject(s) - medicine , horseshoe kidney , nephrectomy , hydronephrosis , girl , surgery , kidney , pelvic kidney , urinary system , anatomy , psychology , developmental psychology
We report our experience of laparoscopic nephrectomy on a girl with giant hydronephrosis of a horseshoe kidney. An 8‐year‐old girl presented with a 4‐month history of right abdominal pain. We performed laparoscopic nephrectomy for the non‐functioning moiety of a horseshoe kidney secondary to uretero–pelvic junction obstruction. Laparoscopic nephrectomy is a feasible and safe method with good indications especially for children with a horseshoe kidney disease.