Upper Ureteral Reconstruction with a Tapered Descending Colon after Failed Pyeloplasties in a 13-Year-Old Boy

• Main Authors: Nakajima Nakajima (Author), Koga Koga (Author), Kosaka Kosaka (Author), Ikari Ikari (Author), Lane Lane (Author), Yamataka Yamataka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An 11-year-old boy was referred for further management of a 6-cm-long grossly stenosed ureter following two failed left ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction repairs elsewhere. A tapered segment of the descending colon (TDC) was used successfully for ureteral reconstruction. The UPJ was exposed t...