BACKGROUND: Congenital renal anomalies are rare but may be associated with obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction. Given the rarity of simultaneous ureteropelvic junction obstruction [UPJO] and renal anomalies in the adult population, there is lim...
A man in his 60s was referred to the urology department with an incidental finding of large 75 mm mass within a horseshoe kidney. CT imaging highlighted the well-known aberrant arterial anatomy seen in horseshoe kidney which often causes significant ...
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
Dec 21, 2021
The surgical treatment of horseshoe kidney (HSK) remains a huge challenge because of the complex anatomy and abnormal blood vessel distribution. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the surgical technique and outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscop...
A 52-year-old, Japanese man presented to the hospital with a complaint of anal bleeding, and detailed examination resulted in a diagnosis of locally advanced rectal cancer. The patient underwent total neoadjuvant therapy followed by short-course radi...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
PURPOSE: Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is the most common renal fusion anomaly, occurring in 0.25% of the population (1). It presents technical obstacles to pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) despite robotic assistance (2, 3). KangDuo...
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