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Pyeloplasty is the surgical reconstruction of the renal pelvis (a part of the kidney) to drain and decompress the kidney. In nearly all cases, the goal of the surgery is to relieve a uretero-pelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction.
PURPOSE: We determined followup for pediatric patients after pyeloplasty based on the risk of late complications and the likelihood of return if discharged early from followup. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the charts o...
Pesce C , Campobasso P , Costa L , Battaglino F , Musi L .
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We describe a simple and timesaving technique of antegrade stenting. We compared it with retrograde stenting in laparoscopic pyeloplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From December 2002 to August 2003, 24 patients with mean age of 24.29 years (ra...
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15017193?prt=t...
Chertin B , Rolle U , Farkas A , Puri P .
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12081774
Your surgeon will have explained that your urine is not draining from the kidney properly because of a narrowing at the pelviureteric junction (PUJ). This may be causing you pain. He has chosen this method of surgery to reduce the length of...
http://www.tour2india4health.com/laparoscopic-pyeloplas...
Pyeloplasty is an operation to correct a blockage that has occurred between the kidney and the ureter. The ureter is the tube which drains the kidney into the bladder. Removing the blockage allows urine to drain freely from the kidney to th...
http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/ps.html
A child should be followed for at least several years after a pyeloplasty. Even after successful repair of a UPJ obstruction, the deformity in the kidney (mainly the hydronephrosis) persists and an ultrasound or IVU will still "look ab...
http://www.pedsurology.net/main/ureteropelvicobs.html
Robotic pyeloplasty surgery uses a combination of high-definition 3D magnification, robotic technology and miniature instruments to enhance a urologic surgeon’s skills when correcting a blockage in the renal pelvis. Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH, Dire...
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/roboticsurgery/pyelopla...
A Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to correct a blockage or narrowing (puj obstruction) of the junction of the kidney to the tube draining urine.
http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/services/urology_...
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