Urology Research & Practice
Editorial

Transperitoneal laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy for the treatment of retrocaval ureter: analysis of 3 consecutive cases

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İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, İstanbul, Turkey

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Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Deparment of Urology, Sakarya, Turkey

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Bezm-i Alem Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey

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Azerbaijan University, Department of Urology, Baku, Azerbaijan

Urol Res Pract 2010; 36: 309-313
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Abstract

The aim of this report was to demonstrate the operative technique and assess outcomes of laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy on 3 consecutive cases diagnosed with retrocaval ureter. The presenting symptom of these cases was recurrent right flank pain and the diagnosis was established by intravenous urography. All patients were successfully treated with transperitoneal laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy using an intracorporeal suture technique with a mean operative time of 118 min. The mean blood loss was 76 cc and hospital stay 3.3 days. The minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery should be considered as the first choice of treatment for retrocaval ureter due to cosmetic advantages and early recovery.

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