Background: Robot-assisted pyeloplasty is widely used in pediatric surgery because of its well-known advantages over open or laparoscopic surgery. The aim is to explore our experience and evaluate the achievements we have made.
Giovanni Cobellis, Edoardo Bindi
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Single session endoscopic management of intrinsic ureteropelvic junction obstruction and concomitant renal stone disease in a child: a case report [PDF]
Background Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a well known therapeutic modality for stone diseases of childhood. Antegrade and retrograde endopyelotomies are also well defined options of treatment for secondary ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
Yilmaz Ugur +3 more
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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction caused by metastatic cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]
We describe the rare case of a 61-year-old female with right ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction caused by metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. Her past medical history was notable for cholangiocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation and two ...
Figenshau, Robert S +2 more
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Page kidney in a child with ureteropelvic junction obstruction of lower moiety in a partial duplex system [PDF]
Reports of hydronephrosis-induced hypertension in pediatric patients are rare. A 7-year-old girl with hypertension was referred to our hospital with left hydronephrosis caused by ureteropelvic junction obstruction of the lower moiety in a partial duplex ...
Hidenori Nishio +9 more
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Epidemiology of Infantile Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in the US. [PDF]
Fwu CW +11 more
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Horseshoe kidney presenting with features of left ureteropelvic junction obstruction—insights into management: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Background Horseshoe kidney is the most common renal fusion anomaly, occurring in approximately 1 in 500 individuals worldwide. It is characterized by abnormalities in kidney position, rotation, and vascular supply.
Philipo Felix Mwita +7 more
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Case Report; Concomitant Left Nutcracker Syndrome and Right Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction [PDF]
Mintesnot Yitagesu Kidane, Adugna Getachew Mideksa, Mubarek Bargicho Adem, Fitsum Gebreegziabher Gebrehiwot, Ramzi Yessuf Adem, Mensur Mohammed Ahmed, Abebe Ketema Aderu, Mintesnot Tadesse Berta Department of Surgery, Urology Division at St.
Kidane MY +7 more
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Understanding ureteropelvic junction obstruction: how far have we come?
Congenital anomalies of the urinary tract are a major cause of chronic kidney disease in both adults and children. Ureteropelvic junction obstruction, usually detected as urinary tract dilatation in utero, is one of the most common forms of CAKUT.
C. Costigan, N. Rosenblum
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A Case of an Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Caused by a Crossing Vessel [PDF]
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is one of the common causes of hydronephrosis in infancy and childhood. Most cases of ureteropelvic junction obstruction are diagnosed prenatally and are usually asymptomatic.
Mi Young Kim +6 more
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