Laparoscopic treatment of vasorenal hydronephrosis in children using aberrant renal vessel transposition



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   The purpose of this article is to assess the immediate results of laparoscopic transposition of aberrant renal vessels as an effective alternative to pyeloplasty in the treatment of children with external obstruction of the pyeloureteral junction.
   Material and methods. The laparoscopic vascular transposition technique was used in 3 children with hydronephrosis caused by aberrant renal vessels. The preoperative diagnostic examination included: ultrasound / Doppler scanning, radioisotope renal scanning and contrast computed urography. Renoscintigraphy showed that all patients had intermittent hydronephrosis (24–36 mm) and an obstructive pattern. In order to select patients in whom vascular transposition is possible, the diuretic loading test was made at the beginning of the surgery. During the surgery, accessory renal vessels were mobilized and moved upward, where they were fixed by "wrapping" with renal pelvis tissue.
   Results. The median operative time was 59.0±10.2 minutes, and the median hospital stay was 3.6±0.5 days. There were no complications at the early observation period. At the follow-up (6.0–24.0 months), all patients showed a decrease in the degree of hydronephrosis and an improvement in excretory function at the renogram.
   Conclusion. Preliminary results of the study have demonstrated safety and efficacy of laparoscopic repositioning of aberrant renal vessels for the treatment of hydronephrosis. A careful selection of patients through intraoperative functional tests is an important step to confirm indications for this procedure and to maintain its high success rate. Any concerns about the presence of additional internal stenosis of the pyeloureteral junction, of course, should transform this surgical intervention into the classic pyeloplasty.

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Yu. A. Kozlov

Irkutsk Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital; Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education; Irkutsk State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: yuriherz@hotmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2313-897X

Yury A. Kozlov, MD, Director

664022

664079

664003

Irkutsk

Россия

S. S. Poloyan

Irkutsk Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital

Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7042-6646

664022

Irkutsk

Россия

L. V. Bregel

Irkutsk Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital; Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7668-1282

664022

664079

Irkutsk

Россия

V. S. Cheremnov

Irkutsk Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital

Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6135-4054

664022

Irkutsk

Россия

N. A. Narkevich

V. F. Voino-Yasenetzky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University

Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1489-5058

660022

Krasnoyarsk

Россия

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