简介:Aim:Tostudytheadvantageofexcisionofthedistalsymptomaticuretericstumpswiththeretroperitoneallaparoscopicapproach.Methods:Fourpatientswhohadfailedtosettletheirsymptomswiththeinitialconservativemanagementwereincludedinthestudy.Allunderwentexcisionofthedistalsymptomaticuretericstumpswiththeretroperitoneallaparoscopicapproachandthenreceivedprophylacticantibiotics.Results:Wehaveachievedbetterresultsthanthosereportedintheliteratureintermsofoperatingtime(mean1h45min),bloodloss(<10mL),postoperativerecovery(within12h)andhospitalstay(<48h).Conclusion:Retroperitoneallaparoscopicexcisionisasafe,simpleandeffectivemethodinthemanagementofsymptomaticuretericstumps.