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Institute of Kidney Diseases & Research Center, Ahmedabad
For ureteral injuries, laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy proves effective
February 5th, 2006
Laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy is an effective minimally invasive modality for treatment of gynecologic distal ureteral injuries. In a paper published in the journal Urology, physicians in India described their "initial experience with laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy in patients with traumatic disruption of the distal ureter owing to gynecologic procedures." "Reconstructive laparoscopic procedures are still evolving," noted P. Modi and coauthors at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center in Ahmedabad. "Six patients with ureterovaginal fistula in whom endoscopic management had failed underwent laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy...
Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2006-02-05)
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