Laparoscopic nephrectomy for a nonfunctioning pelvic kidney in preparation for renal transplantation. |
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| Authors: | Paul M Milhoua Abraham Knoll Philip T Koi David M Hoenig Reza Ghavamian |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Pelvic kidneys pose a problem for any planned surgical intervention given their anomalous blood supply. Although minimally invasive approaches have been described for the management of benign conditions, only a handful of reports have described the use of laparoscopy for removal of ectopic or fused kidneys. We describe the laparoscopic removal of a symptomatic pelvic kidney in a patient before renal transplantation. |
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| Keywords: | Pelvic kidney Laparoscopy Transplantation |
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