目的探讨肾下垂的手术治疗效果。方法对12例肾下垂患者应用12肋肾固定术治疗。结果12例患者均痊愈出院。11例术后获得随访3～12个月,无1例复发。术后6个月静脉尿路造影显示下垂肾上升2个椎体高度9例,3个椎体高度2例,术前输尿管迂曲均得到纠正,3例肾积水均消失。临床症状消失8例,明显改善8例。结论应用12肋肾固定术易于操作,肾脏固定接近正常的生理解剖位置,不易复发,是治疗肾下垂较好的一种术式。 Objective To investigate the effect of surgical treatment of renal ptosis. Methods Twelve patients with renal ptosis were treated with 12 - rib nephrectomy. Results All 12 patients were cured and discharged. Eleven patients were followed up for 3 to 12 months without recurrence. Intravenous urography at 6 months showed that the drooping kidneys increased in 2 vertebral bodies in 9 cases and in 3 vertebral bodies in 2 cases. The preoperative ureter tortuosity was corrected and 3 cases of hydronephrosis disappeared. Clinical symptoms disappeared in 8 cases, significantly improved in 8 cases. Conclusion The application of 12-rib nephrectomy is easy to operate. The kidney is fixed close to the normal physiological anatomical location and is not easy to relapse. It is a kind of surgical method to treat renal ptosis.