Laparoscopic treatment of hydronephrosis in children with the horseshoe kidney: description of a case series
Yury A. Kozlov,
S. S. Poloyan,
A. A. Marchuk
et al.
Abstract:Introduction. The present research is a case series of laparoscopic treatment of pyeloureteral obstruction in 3 patients with a horseshoe kidney.
Material and methods. Laparoscopic treatment of hydronephrosis in three patients with the horseshoe kidney was performed by one surgeon (2 boys, 1 girl). Preoperative computed tomography confirmed the diagnosis and found a source of hydronephrosis – obstruction of the pyeloureteral segment. At laparoscopy, the horseshoe kidney anatomy was finally defined and th… Show more
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