LAPAROENDOSCOPIC UPPER POLE PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY WITH URETERECTOMY

A 14-year-old white girl presented with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections beginning at age 18 months. Anatomical evaluation re vealed bilateral duplication of the collecting systems. On the right s ide the upper pole moiety ended at an obstructing orthotopic ureteroce le. On the left side the upper pole moiety was associated with an ecto pic ureteral orifice. The patient underwent laparoendoscopic right upp er pole partial nephrectomy with ureterectomy. To our knowledge this i s the first report of a laparoendoscopic upper pole partial nephrectom y. Details of the procedure are discussed.