Abstract:Purpose: We evaluated the clinical value of retroperitoneal laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction compared with open surgery. Materials and methods: The clinical data of 56 patients who underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty were retrospectively compared with those of 40 patients who underwent open dismembered pyeloplasty through a retroperitoneal flank approach. The Student t test, Pearson chi-square test and MannWhitney rank sum test were applied … Show more
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