Laparoscopic excision of urachal anomalies: a review. Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • Technological advancements have refined laparoscopic surgery and expanded its application to include many disease processes and organs. As next-generation instruments become smaller (<5 mm), secondary benefits such as cosmesis, patient satisfaction, and decreased postoperative analgesic requirements are being realized. Urachal anomalies are rare, and their management is evolving from total radical open, to needlescopic (

authors

  • Seshadri, Pieter A
  • Carr, Lesley K
  • Mamazza, Joseph
  • Schlachta, Christopher M
  • Cadeddu, Margherita
  • Poulin, Eric C

publication date

  • December 1999