Laparoscopic retroperitoneal nephrectomy for atrophic kidney associated with ectopic ureter in a 2-year-old girl

Int J Urol. 1996 Jul;3(4):307-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1996.tb00541.x.

Abstract

A 2-year-old Japanese girl underwent laparoscopic retroperitoneal surgery for removal of an atrophic left kidney located in the left retroperitoneal space that was associated with an ectopic ureter. No serious complications developed during the operation or postoperatively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrophy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Choristoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Choristoma / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney / pathology*
  • Kidney / surgery*
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Nephrectomy*
  • Retroperitoneal Space / diagnostic imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Space / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ureter*