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Laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation applying the modified psoas hitch and Lich-Gregoir onlay technique: a 10-step surgical video

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Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis

Describe the surgical technique of laparoscopic ureterovesical reimplantation applying the modified psoas hitch with Lich-Gregoire onlay technique to manage a distal ureteral fistula after a hysterectomy for a gynecologic malignancy.

Materials and methods

This video illustrates the surgical technique of laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation applying the modified psoas hitch with Lich-Gregoire onlay technique in a ten-step surgical video.

Results

Step 1: closure of the caudal ureter.Step 2: Ureter mobilization. Step 3: Ureter spatulation. Step 4: Bladder mobilization. Step 5: Detrusor muscle incision. Step 6: Bladder suspension. Step 7: Mucosal incision. Step 8: Ureterovesical anastomosis. Step 9: JJ stent insertion. Step 10: Detrusor muscle closure.

Conclusion

Intraoperative identification of ureteral injury and prompt repair are recommended. Ureteral repair technique depends on the ureteral injury site. Distal ureteral injuries (UIs) might require either uretero-ureterostomy or ureteral reimplant with or without a psoas hitch. The Lich-Gregoir is one of the two most frequently used anti-vesicoureteral reflux techniques and has acceptable complication rates.

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  1. Delphine Hudry and Houssein El Hajj contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Oscar Lambret Cancer Center, Lille, France

    Delphine Hudry, Houssein El Hajj, Fabrice Narducci & Eric Leblanc

  2. Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Centre Oscar Lambret, 3 rue Frédérique Combemale, Lille, France

    Houssein El Hajj

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Hudry, D., El Hajj, H., Narducci, F. et al. Laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation applying the modified psoas hitch and Lich-Gregoir onlay technique: a 10-step surgical video. Int Urogynecol J 33, 2577–2579 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-021-04990-w

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