Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for the Management of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: Still a Challenging Procedure.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility of laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) in the treatment of patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP).

Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of 17 patients (mean age 60.0 ± 13.

[Laparoscopic uretero-ureterostomy for iatrogenic lesions of the distal uréter.].

The most frequent ureteral lesions are iatrogenic, mainly due to gynecologic and urologic procedures. The resolution and repair of these lesions, when they require surgery, is often the performance of ureteroneocystostomy. We describe the technique for the repair of distal ureter lesions that preserves both anatomy and function of the urinary tract (1).

Collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney. A contribution of 4 new cases.

Objective: Collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney is a rare and aggressive subtype of renal cell carcinoma with low cancer-specific survival. We reviewed our series of collecting duct tumours retrospectively.

Methods/results: We performed a retrospective analysis of the collecting duct carcinomas of the kidney treated in our unit between January 2007 and December 2012.

Laparoscopic dissection of the intramural ureter to repair a complete transection of the distal ureter: Initial experience with a new minimally invasive technique that preserves the anatomy of the urinary tract.

We report 2 patients with ureteral injury after a simple total laparoscopic hysterectomy for uterine myoma with a complete resection of the distal ureter. One patient had unilateral injury and the other 2 patients had bilateral injury. The surgical laparoscopic repair procedure was carried out 3 to 5 days after the injury.