Case Report

Minimally Invasive Approach of a Retrocaval Ureter

Table 1

Case reports in the literature of surgical repair of retrocaval ureter.

StudyCasesApproachProcedureOperative time (min)ComplicationsHospital stay (days)Follow-up (months)

Baba et al. [2]1TransperitonealPyeloplasty560NoneNot reported2
Mahmood et al. [4]1OpenUreteroureterostomyNot reportedNoneNot reportedNot reported
Hyseni et al. [5]1OpenUreteroureterostomyNot reportedNoneNot reported3
Júnior et al. [6]1TransperitonealPyeloureterostomy210None46
Tobias-Machado et al. [7]1RetroperitonealUreteroureterostomy, extracorporeal130None23
Chung and Gill [8]1TransperitonealPyeloplasty180None26
Nagraj et al. [9]1TransperitonealUreteroureterostomy100None3Not reported
Ricciardulli et al. [10]27RetroperitonealUreteroureterostomy131 (median)4 cases3.8 (median)3, 6, and 12
Autorino et al. [11]1Transperitoneal
LESS
Ureteroureterostomy180None23
Hemal et al. [12]1RoboticPyelopyelostomyNot reportedNone33
Nayak et al. [13]5RoboticPyelopyelostomy and ureteroureterostomy92 (median)None213.5 (median)
Alkhudair et al. [14]1RoboticUreteroureterostomy90NoneNot reported3