Giant hydronephrosis is rare to be seen in adults. Herein, we report a case of a 20-year-old male referred for abdominal pain. A radiological study revealed a giant left hydronephrosis. Nephrectomy was performed. During the operation, the ureteropelvic junction obstruction position was revealed.

OBJECTIVE To present our long-term results with the Anderson-Hynes laparoscopic pyeloplasty, performed by a single surgeon. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between August 1999 and December 2009, 79 patients (80 procedures) were operated for primary ureteropelvic junction obstruction. We use the Anderson-Hynes technique by a transperitoneal approach. Patients were evaluated with Ultrasound, Excretory uro...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Minimally invasive pyeloplasty is an effective treatment for patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction that offers quicker convalescence than open pyeloplasty. Technical challenges, however, may have limited its dissemination. We examined population trends and determinants of surgical options for ureteropelvic junction obstruction. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using the ...

Eggshell calcification of kidney in case of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is an uncommon finding with only a few cases reported in literature. We report a thirty-year-old symptomatic man with curvilinear calcification in hydronephrotic right kidney. Thorough investigations to rule out genitourinary tuberculosis and hydatid disease of kidney were performed prior to the definitive man...

OBJECTIVES Determine the efficiency of the Acucise catheter in the treatment of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between May 1997 and April 1999, 30 patients with primary or secondary ureteropelvic junction obstruction were treated using Acucise endopyelotomy catheter. The diagnosis was based on intravenous urography and diuretic renography. None of the patients...

OBJECTIVE About 10% of renal pelvis are bifids and not so there is a larger index of kidney disease over the normal pelves. The laparoscopy and minimally invasive techniques treat the ureteropelvic junction disease in a low agressive manner. We showed a video of an atypical pyeloplasty of ureteropelvic junction obstruction of a lower unit. The patient is a 33 year-old woman with an intermitent ...

INTRODUCTION Bilateral ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction occurs infrequently. When surgical management is deemed necessary, staged pyeloplasties traditionally have been recommended to minimize the morbidity associated with performing procedures concurrently. With the advent of robotic-assistance, concurrent surgical management can more readily be performed laparoscopically. In this repor...

Background. Over the past 20 years, the management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJ) has shifted. While many urologists note a decrease in the number of pyeloplasties performed over time, the nature of the change in practice has yet to be defined. In the current study, we utilize a national, multi-institutional database of children's hospitals to evaluate trends in patients undergoing...