Pyeloplasty

All 60 patients had a procedure known as pyeloplasty that involves reconstructing the narrow area where part of the kidney meets the ureter, the tube that carries the urine from the renal pelvis into the bladder. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The study involved 60 patients who had a procedure known as pyeloplasty which involves reconstructing the narrow area where part of the kidney meets the ureter (the tube that carries the urine from the renal pelvis into the bladder). ❋ Ramona Bates MD (2010)

Laparoscopic pyeloplasty in the infant younger than 6 months — is it technically possible?. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Schwab CW 2nd, Casale P, Bilateral dismembered laparoscopic pediatric pyeloplasty via a transperitoneal 4-port approach. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A comparison between dismembered and nondismembered laparoscopic pyeloplasty in the pediatric patient. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Earlier this year, Dr. Disick also performed the very first robotic pyeloplasty in Palm Beach County on an adult patient who had experienced months of chronic back pain that went undiagnosed until her kidneys were evaluated by Dr. Disick. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The minimally invasive surgery, called a robotic pyeloplasty, corrects a congenital malformation that, if untreated, will hinder a patient's kidney function. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"This procedure is a significantly less invasive alternative to the traditional 'open' pyeloplasty, which requires a large incision over the kidney that leads to weeks of discomfort and recovery, as well as a disfiguring scar," said Dr. Disick. ❋ Unknown (2009)