Endopyelotomy results approach those of pyeloplasty, provided strict selection criteria are followed, excluding high-grade hydronephrosis, poor renal function, and major crossing vessels This was a ...

Pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJ) is a congenital or acquired stenosis of the junction between the renal pelvis and the ureter, which inhibits normal urine flow. It can cause chronic or ...

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

To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser endopyelotomy in distinctive ureteropelvic junction obstructions (UPJO) with distinctive aetiologies. Thirty-one patients ...

Current evidence shows that endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction is efficacious in the short and medium term although there is a risk of obstruction recurrence in the long term.