Left total ureteral substitution using appendix after failed ureteral reimplantation, in infant affected by high vesico-ureteral reflux in a left functionally solitary kidney

Marianna Iaquinto1; Emilio Vittorio Merlini2; Barbara Tadini2; Giovanni Palazzo3; Antonio Fonzone Caccese3; Roberto De Castro1

doi:http://doi.org/10.14534/j-pucr.2018645051

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Marianna Iaquinto1, Emilio Vittorio Merlini2, Barbara Tadini2, Giovanni Palazzo3, Antonio Fonzone Caccese3, Roberto De Castro1

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A ureteric loss is a devastating event and can be corrected with intrinsic urinary tissue using different surgical techniques such as direct anastomosis, psoas hitch, Boari flap, transuretero-ureterostomy and renal autotransplantation. We report a case of successful left ureter total substitution with appendix after failed ureteral reimplantation and acute renal failure, in an infant affected by high grade vesicoureteral reflux in a left functionally solitary kidney.

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Left total ureteral substitution; appendix; solitary kidney

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10.14534/j-pucr.2018645051