Abstract
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction causes hydronephrosis and may lead to renal parenchymal damage unless timely diagnosed and treated. Although open pyeloplasty is still the gold standard, it needs to be compared with new techniques. In this study, we compared laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty. Data on 113 patients who had undergone surgery between 2008 and 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. Thirty-nine patients had undergone laparoscopic pyeloplasty, and 74 had undergone open pyeloplasty. Ultrasonography was performed at 3 months and scintigraphy at 6 months postoperatively. Parameters such as the length of surgery, need for analgesics, length of hospital stay, complications, and success rates were compared. When compared to open pyeloplasty (mean 9.8 dexketoprofen 50 mg IV dose), the need for an analgesic was significantly lower in the laparoscopic pyeloplasty (mean 4.5, paracetamol 15 mg/kg IV dose) group (p<0.05). The length of hospital stay was also shorter in the laparoscopic pyeloplasty group (mean 4.0 days) than in the open pyeloplasty group (mean 7.3 days) (p<0.05). This study demonstrated that laparoscopic pyeloplasty could be safely used in the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction with a lower need for analgesics and a shorter length of hospital stay than with open pyeloplasty.