The experience reported in literature on laparoscopic ureterolysis is reviewed. Patients currently treated by this procedure are limited due to the low number of cases which are eligible and the difficult technique the procedure entails. In the pilot centres where laparoscopy is routine, laparoscopic ureterolysis has given excellent results. Advantages over open surgery include low invasiveness and a rapid return to normal activity.
ElashryO.M., NakadaS.Y., WolfJ.S., FigenshauR.S., McDougallE.M., ClaymanR.V.: Ureterolysis for extrinsic ureteral obstruction: a comparison of laparoscopic and open surgical techniques. J. Urol., 156: 1403–1410, 1996.
