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Asian Journal of Urology (2015) 2, 238e243 HOSTED BY Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ajur CASE REPORT Laparoscopic ureterolysis with simultaneous ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephroscopy for treating complex ureteral obstruction after failed endoscopic intervention: A technical report Zhixiang Wang a,1, Bing Liu a,1, Xiaofeng Gao b, Yi Bao a, Yang Wang b, Huamao Ye b, Yinghao Sun b, Linhui Wang a,* a Department of Urology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China b Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China Received 28 April 2015; received in revised form 17 August 2015; accepted 27 August 2015 Available online 21 September 2015 KEYWORDS Abstract Objective: Complex ureteral obstruction is refractory to conventional urological Ureteral obstruction; intervention. This report describes a case of laparoscopic ureterolysis with simultaneous ure- Laparoscopic teroscopy and percutaneous nephroscopy for treating complex ureteral obstruction. ureterolysis; Methods: Right-side multiple ureteral stones and complicating ureteral obstruction failed an Ureteroscopy; initial attempt of ureteroscopy lithotripsy with simultaneous percutaneous nephroscopy in a Percutaneous 23-year-old male. Laparoscopic ureterolysis with ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephroscopy nephrostomy was used simultaneously to dissect the periureteral adhesions with the patient placed in the Galdakao-modified supine Valdivia position. The ureter was incised to allow the insertion of a ureteral catheter through the twisted ureter, and a guide wire was advanced into the pelvis using ureteroscopy. A double-J stent was placed into the right-side ureter using antegrade percutaneous nephroscopy. Results: The laparoendoscopic procedure lasted 330 min with an estimated bleeding volume of 100 mL. The patient underwent an uneventful postoperative course, and postoperative follow- up radiography confirmed good positioning of the double-J stent. The double-J stent was removed 3 months after operation. The patient remained asymptomatic within a 13-month follow-up period. * Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (L. Wang). Peer review under responsibility of Shanghai Medical Association and SMMU. 1 These authors contributed equally to this work. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajur.2015.09.003 2214-3882/ª 2015 Editorial Office of Asian Journal of Urology. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Laparoscopy combined with ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephroscopy for ureteral obstruction 239 Conclusion: Laparoscopic ureterolysis with simultaneous ureteroscopy and percutaneous ne- phroscopy is an effective and safe treatment option for complex ureteral obstruction. ª 2015 Editorial Office of Asian Journal of Urology. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). 1. Introduction in which the initial attempt of endoscopic intervention failed. Laparoscopic ureterolysis was performed, and Complex ureteral obstruction is a common urological dis- concomitant ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephroscopy order that results from a variety of benign and malignant was used simultaneously to laparoscopically place a double- causes. Benign ureteral obstruction is mainly caused by J stent. The patient remained asymptomatic within a 13- calculi, iatrogenic injury, infection, congenital anomaly, month postoperative follow-up period. radiation, and adjacent tissue disease. A large number of nonsurgical and surgical treatment modalities are available 2. Case report for management of benign ureteral obstruction, including endoureterotomy [1], endoscopic balloon dilation, ureteral A previously healthy 23-year-old male, with a body mass stenting [2], endopyelotomy [3], ureteroureterostomy [4], index of 21.1 kg/m2, complained of a history of 20-day lower downward nephropexy [5], bladder flap transfer [5], bowel back pain. He had no previous history of urinary tract infec- interposition [6], renal autotransplantation [5], nephrec- tion, urolithiasis, or abdominal surgery. Urinary tract ultra- tomy, ureteral reimplantation [7], and ureterolysis [8]. sonography and computed tomography scan showed Conventional surgical treatment modalities offer definitive anterioreposterior diameter of the right renal pelvis was treatment outcomes (effective in 91%e97% of patients), 5 cm. Intravenous pyeloureterography revealed multiple but result in some surgical morbidities as well as prolonged urinary calculus in the lower ureter with complicating ure- postoperative recovery and hospital stay. teral tortuosities in the upper ureter (Fig. 1A). The largest The advent of ureteroscopy, nephroscopy and laparos- one of the right lower ureter calculus was 1.2 cm in size. His copy has been revolutionizing current urological practice serum creatinine level was 79 mmol/L (reference range, and emerging as the first-line treatment option for benign 50.0e110.0 mmol/L) on admission. Technetium-99m dieth- ureteral obstruction. In contrast to surgical intervention, ylene-triamine-pentaacetate scan showed a unilateral renal endoscopic intervention is minimally invasive and primarily glomerular filtration rate (lower limit, 62.5 mL/min) of advantageous in expedited postoperative recovery and 66.8 mL/min (left) and 19.4 mL/min (right). A diagnosis of better esthetic outcome. Endoscopic treatment achieves a right-side multiple ureteral stones with complicating ure- success rate of ureteral reimplantation ranging from 46% to teral obstruction was therefore established. 89% with significant clinical benefits, including reduced The patient voluntarily gave informed consent prior to morbidity, shortened hospital stay, and early return to receiving urological treatment. Holmium laser ureter- normal daily activities. However, therapeutic effectiveness olithotripsy (Lumenis Ltd., Yokneam, Israel) was performed of endoscopic intervention remains controversial, and some to remove all ureteral calculi. But after ureteroscopy and patients may require a second-look surgical intervention lithotripsy of the stones, the double-J stent could not be after endoscopic treatment. inserted through the ureter, even with the help of wires or In this study, we described a case of symptomatic com- catheters, neither ante- nor retrograde. Only a renal fistula plex ureteral obstruction with multiple urinary calculosis, tube was inserted under percutaneous nephroscopy. The Figure 1 Preoperative radiographic evaluation: (A) intravenous pyeloureterography revealed right-side hydronephrosis, two sites of tortuosity in the upper ureter before ureteroscopy. Posteroanterior (B) and lateral (C) trans-nephrostomy tube pyeloureter- ography confirmed the presence of ureteral tortuosities after ureteroscopy. 240 Z. Wang et al. Figure 2 The Galdakao-modified supine Valdivia position. presence of two S-shaped tortuosities in the upper ureter configuration. A 12-mm trocar was placed through the was shown on trans-nephrostomy tube pyelography (Fig. 1B umbilicus to create a pneumoperitoneum at 15 mmHg and and C). The patient and his parents refused open surgery insert a 30 laparoscope (KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG, and insertion of a nephrostomy for an antegrade study. Tuttlingen, Germany). Primary, secondary, and auxiliary Eight days later, after adequate preparation, laparoscopic dissecting instruments (KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG) were ureterolysis with simultaneous ureteroscopy and percuta- inserted through two 12-mm trocars and a 5-mm trocar, neous nephroscopy was subsequently scheduled to elimi- respectively. nate complicating ureteral obstruction. The white line of Toldt was incised along the medial side Under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation, to bluntly mobilize the ascending colon until the level of the patient was placed in the Galdakao-modified supine the lower pole of the right-side kidney. The perirenal fascia Valdivia position as previously reported by Scoffone et al. was dissected to expose the ureter, which was located [9] (Fig. 2). The patient was positioned in a 90 flank po- anterior to the psoas major muscle. The ureter was sition on the left side (opposite to the affected side). The cautiously dissected from the level of the pelvis towards ipsilateral upper limb was suspended in an abducted, the crossover point anterior to the iliac vessels with pre- medially rotated position, while the contralateral arm was serving the right-side genital vessels (Fig. 4A). Two tortu- secured onto the operating table. The patient was secured osities were localized in the upper ureter, and a tortuosity using Maquetä pelvic brackets (Maquet Holding B.V. & Co. was in proximity to the pelvis. The periureteral adhesions KG, Rastatt, Germany), and the operating table was were dissected (Fig. 4B), and a 0.5-cm incision was made in rotated through its full range of motion to ensure that the the ureter superior to the crossover point anterior to the patient was adequately secured. Allenâ Yellofinsâ Stirrups iliac vessels. A guide wire was inserted into the ureteral (Allen Medical Systems, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, incision using a 6F transurethral ureteroscope (Fig. 4C: UK) were also used to establish the simultaneous access to KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG). An additional 0.5-cm