Guidelines of the Italian Society of Videosurgery in Infancy for the minimally invasive treatment of the ureteropelvic-junction obstruction

Pediatr Med Chir. 2019 Dec 19;41(2). doi: 10.4081/pmc.2019.232.

Abstract

The hydronephrosis, characterized by the dilation of the renal pelvicalyceal system with possible functional damage to the renal parenchyma, is the most common congenital abnormality of the urinary system detected in utero through the prenatal ultrasound screening. (...).

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / pathology
  • Hydronephrosis / surgery*
  • Infant
  • Italy
  • Kidney Pelvis / pathology
  • Kidney Pelvis / surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods
  • Ureteral Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Ureteral Obstruction / pathology
  • Ureteral Obstruction / surgery*
  • Video-Assisted Surgery / methods