Monsoia Gildas Yassegoungbe, Ronny Bensaid, Louise Montalva, Jean-François Lecompte, Geraldine Glatz, Aurélie Gerstner, Badamassi Oumarou Mamane, Alice Faure, Jean Breaud
INTRODUCTION: Duplex renal collecting system or duplex kidney (DK) commonly is associated with uropathy, with upper pole obstruction or lower pole vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Its management is variable, ranging from therapeutic abstention to total nephrectomy. In case of damage to a single renal pole, uretero-ureteral anastomosis (UUA) is one of the surgical techniques for preserving the pathological pole. It can be performed by laparotomy, laparoscopy, or both. The aims of this study are to report the results of UUA in pathological DK, and compare outcomes depending on the surgical approach...
January 12, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Urology