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Purpose: We describe our experience with laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in 45 adults, and r... more Purpose: We describe our experience with laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in 45 adults, and report success rates and complications at intermediate term followup. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 45 patients who underwent laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation between 1997 and 2007. Demographics, clinicopathological parameters, perioperative course, complications and followup studies were analyzed. Results: Elective laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation was performed in 35 female and 10 male patients with a mean followup of 24.1 months (range 1 to 76). All patients presented with distal ureteral stricture with a mean stricture length of 3 cm and a mean SD preoperative serum creatinine of 0.91 0.04 mg/dl. Mean patient age was 47.8 2.2 years (range 17 to 87). Mean American Society of Anesthesiologists score was 2 (range 1 to 3). Median estimated blood loss was 150 ml. The overall success rate, defined as radiographic evidence of no residual obstruction, symptoms, renal deterioration or need for subsequent procedures, was 96%. Two patients had recurrent strictures and 1 underwent nephrectomy for flank pain and preexisting chronic pyelonephritis. Conclusions: According to intermediate followup data laparoscopic ureteral re-implantation can be performed with an excellent success rate and low morbidity. Our data substantiate this technique as an effective method for managing distal ureteral stricture.
Purpose: We describe our experience with laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in 45 adults, and r... more Purpose: We describe our experience with laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in 45 adults, and report success rates and complications at intermediate term followup. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 45 patients who underwent laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation between 1997 and 2007. Demographics, clinicopathological parameters, perioperative course, complications and followup studies were analyzed. Results: Elective laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation was performed in 35 female and 10 male patients with a mean followup of 24.1 months (range 1 to 76). All patients presented with distal ureteral stricture with a mean stricture length of 3 cm and a mean SD preoperative serum creatinine of 0.91 0.04 mg/dl. Mean patient age was 47.8 2.2 years (range 17 to 87). Mean American Society of Anesthesiologists score was 2 (range 1 to 3). Median estimated blood loss was 150 ml. The overall success rate, defined as radiographic evidence of no residual obstruction, symptoms, renal deterioration or need for subsequent procedures, was 96%. Two patients had recurrent strictures and 1 underwent nephrectomy for flank pain and preexisting chronic pyelonephritis. Conclusions: According to intermediate followup data laparoscopic ureteral re-implantation can be performed with an excellent success rate and low morbidity. Our data substantiate this technique as an effective method for managing distal ureteral stricture.