Ureteropelvic junction obstruction in children by polar vessels. Is laparoscopic vascular hitching procedure a good solution? Single center experience on 35 consecutive patients

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• 作者：Salvatore Fabio Chiarenza ; ^{fabio.chiarenza@ulssvicenza.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Cosimo Bleve ; ^{cosimo.bleve@ulssvicenza.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Lorella Fasoli ; Francesco Battaglino ; Valeria Bucci ; Steven Novek ; Elisa Zolpi
• 关键词：Laparoscopy ; Lower pole crossing vessels ; Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction ; Vascular hitch
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：51
• 期：2
• 页码：310-314
• 全文大小：600 K

文摘

We report the results of laparoscopic vascular hitching (LVH) in a series of children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) owing to aberrant lower polar crossing vessels (CV). Our aim is to confirm if LVH associated with intraoperative diuretic test (DT) represents a good procedure to treat extrinsic-UPJO by CV. In order to confirm the relief of the obstruction we suggest performing an intraoperative DT.

c_2">Materials and methods

In our department from 2006 to 2014, 120 patients were treated for both extrinsic and intrinsic-UPJO. 85 (30 females, 55 males) presented an intrinsic obstruction and underwent dismembered pyeloplasty (AHDP), 61 open, 16 laparoscopic, 8 retroperitoneoscopic. 35 (23 males, 12 females) were studied for a suspected extrinsic-UPJO: 30 were treated with LVH (modified Hellström vascular hitch). Intraoperative-DT was performed in all patients before and after vessel transpositions confirming the UPJO and eventual relief after the procedure. We included in the study only patients with suspicion of vascular extrinsic-UPJO. Average age at surgery was 7.5 years. Symptoms of presentation were recurrent abdominal/flank pain and hematuria.

All patients presented ultrasound (US) detection of hydronephrosis. Preoperative diagnostic studies include: US/doppler scan, MAG3 renogram, urography, functional magnetic resonance urography (fMRU) and CT scan.

c_3">Results

28 out 35 patients had a correct preoperative diagnosis, and the remaining needed an intraoperative diagnosis confirmation. All 35 patients had an intraoperative-DT: 30 patients underwent LVH (positive-DT); 3 patients (negative-DT) underwent laparoscopic-AHDP for intrinsic-UPJO; two with positive-DT and nonobstructive CV, had no surgical treatment. Median operating time was 95 min; mean hospital stay was 4 days. At 12–84 months follow-up 29 patients remained symptoms-free, one needed after two years a laparoscopic-AHDP.

c_4">Conclusions

According our experience, LVH associated with intraoperative-DT may be considered a safe procedure to treat extrinsic-UPJO by CV in carefully selected patients. In particular, the very low incidence of relapse suggest that in suspicion of extrinsic-UPJO, performing intraoperative-DT after CV transposition allows to exclude intrinsic-UPJO confirming that the LVH-procedure has relieved the pelvic obstruction, precluding the need for AHDP.