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Pyeloplasty

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The objective of pyeloplasty is to achieve a dependent, adequate calibrated watertight pelvi-ureteric junction. There are different techniques available to repair a PUJ obstruction. The dismembered Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty is suitable for the majority of patients with PUJ obstruction. Use of double-J ureteral stents has virtually eliminated ureteral leaks and early obstructions.

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  1. Department of Urology Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, 91031

    Boris Chertin MD (Consultant Pediatric Urologist)

  2. Children’s Research Centre Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin Dublin 12, Ireland

    Prem Puri MD, FRCS, FACS (Consultant Paediatric Surgeon)

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  1. University College, Dublin, Ireland

    Prem Puri MS, FRCS, FRCS (Ed), FACS (Newman Clinical Research Professor) (Newman Clinical Research Professor)

  2. Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland

    Prem Puri MS, FRCS, FRCS (Ed), FACS (Newman Clinical Research Professor) (Newman Clinical Research Professor)

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz, 8036, Graz, Austria

    Michael E. Höllwarth (Professor & Head) (Professor & Head)

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Chertin, B., Puri, P. (2006). Pyeloplasty. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M.E. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30258-1_46

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  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

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