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Laparoscopic transposition of renal lower pole crossing vessels

1 January 2016 | | Paediatric Urology | Crossing vessels, Fetal urology, Hydronephrosis, Laparoscopy, PUJ obstruction

The vascular hitch procedure for pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) was initially described by Hellstroem in1951 and has become popular again since the introduction of laparoscopy. There is still much controversy as to its efficiency. The authors of this paper analyse...