Laparoscopic heminephrectomy and resection of ectopic ureter in an adult

Urol Int. 2007;79(3):280-3. doi: 10.1159/000107964.

Abstract

We report a unique case of a duplex kidney and ectopic ureter presenting as a cystic tumor of the seminal vesicle with consecutive dysuria in an adult. The medical history of the patient, the diagnostic pathway and the laparoscopic treatment as well as the key points in laparoscopic surgery are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cystadenoma / etiology
  • Cystadenoma / pathology
  • Dysuria / etiology
  • Genital Neoplasms, Male / etiology
  • Genital Neoplasms, Male / pathology
  • Humans
  • Kidney / abnormalities
  • Kidney / surgery*
  • Kidney Diseases / complications
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnosis
  • Kidney Diseases / surgery*
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy / methods*
  • Seminal Vesicles / pathology
  • Ureter / abnormalities
  • Ureter / surgery*
  • Ureteral Diseases / complications
  • Ureteral Diseases / diagnosis
  • Ureteral Diseases / surgery*
  • Urography