Nephropexy Explained

Nephropexy
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Nephropexy is the surgical intervention aiming to reposition and fixate a floating or mobile kidney.^[1] This is done in order to prevent its descent (nephroptosis) or to deliberately move the kidney downward in order to compensate for a shortened ureter.^[1] While the procedure originally followed an open approach, minimally invasive laparoscopic nephropexies are standard nowadays.^{[1] [2]}

It was first performed by Eugen Hahn on 10 April 1881.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Mogorovich . Andrea . Selli . Cesare . De Maria . Maurizio . Manassero . Francesca . Durante . Jacopo . Urbani . Lucio . Clinical reappraisal and state of the art of nephropexy . Urologia Journal . November 2018 . 85 . 4 . 135–144 . 10.1177/0391560317749191.
2. Barber . N.J. . Thompson . P.M. . Nephroptosis and Nephropexy—Hung Up on the Past? . European Urology . October 2004 . 46 . 4 . 428–433 . 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.03.023.
3. Hatzinger M, Langbein S, de la Rosette J, Sohn M, Alken P . [Nephropexy in the course of time : Aspects of an historical surgical technique.] . Der Urologe. 46. 2. 166–9. 2007 . 17221244 . 10.1007/s00120-006-1280-7.