LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION OF PELVIC KIDNEY WITH SINGLE VAGINAL ECTOPIC URETER

An ectopic vaginal ureter is an uncommon cause of urinary incontinence , Most cases are associated with a duplex kidney where the orthotopic lower moiety ureter enters the bladder, The authors present a case of chronic, continuous low-grade urinary incontinence caused by the rare combination of a pelvic kidney and a single ectopic ureter draining in to the vagina. This ectopic kidney was successfully removed laparoscop ically, A review of the English-language literature showed this to be only the second reported case treated by laparoscopic nephrectomy. Cop yright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company.