Ureteropelvic junction obstruction has traditionally been treated with open pyeloplasty, but antegrade endopyelotomy is a less-invasive, widely accepted, alternative therapy. Dimarco and ...

The main surgical options for treatment of UPJ obstruction in a functioning kidney include open or laparoscopic pyeloplasty and endopyelotomy performed in an antegrade or retrograde fashion.

4 The importance of hydronephrosis was confirmed. A crossing vessel was identified in 15 of 18 patients who underwent secondary open pyeloplasty for endopyelotomy failure; concomitant high-grade ...