Abstract
One of the complex upper urinary tract anomalies is a duplicated collecting system.
In cases with a functioning upper moiety, ureteroureterostomy (UU) is the preferred
operation to redirect the urine to the normal collecting system. Although open UU
is a well-described operation, experience with laparoscopic repair pediatric patients
is scarce. We describe the successful application of laparoscopic UU in 2 children
and suggest that laparoscopic UU for the duplicated collecting system is a promising
minimally invasive procedure.
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Publication history
Accepted:
December 6,
2011
Received in revised form:
November 17,
2011
Received:
August 5,
2011
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