Open AccessLaparoscopic upper pole heminephroureterectomy in children: Seven-year experience
Author(s) -
Antonio Marte,
Alfonso Papparella,
Lucia Pintozzi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.172546
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , ureter , upper urinary tract , reflux , laparoscopy , complication , ligation , reflux nephropathy , urinary system , vesicoureteral reflux , disease
Minimally invasive surgery is the current approach to perform heminephroureterectomy (HN) in children. This can be obtained through a transperitoneal (TP) or a retroperitoneal approach. Here, we report our experience using a TP approach.