Intraoperative laparoscopic complications for urological cancer procedures

[Relaparoscopy in the treatment of complications after laparoscopic urological procedures].

OBJECTIVES To propose relaparoscopy as a feasible diagnostic tool and an efficient treatment in early abdominal complications after urologic laparoscopic procedures in selected patients that require surgical intervention. METHODS Between January 2008 and April 2011, a total of 246 laparoscopic urologic procedures were performed at our institution. There were 81 radical nephrectomies (33%), 46...

Complications of laparoscopic urological surgery.

OBJECTIVES To describe the complications of laparoscopic surgery in general but also specifically in the field of Urology and then analyze the preventive measures that must be taken in order to minimize these complications. METHODS At first we outline the absolute and the relative contraindications of laparoscopic surgery in general. Then we describe the various intra and postoperative compli...

Surgical complications of laparoscopic urological surgery

OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence, identification and management of common intraoperative complications, including vascular, urological, bowel and visceral complications, of laparoscopic urological surgery. METHODS We searched the databases of PubMed and Medline for relevant English language reports, using the keywords 'laparoscopy', 'urologic' and 'complication'. RESULTS The search yiel...

Laparoscopic Complications of Gynecologic Procedures

As the number of endoscopic procedures has increased tremendously over the years, several different complications may arise affecting different systems. More than approximately half of these complications occur during entry; while the rest occurs during or after the operation. The majority of studies related to this subject revealed that the rate of complications decrease by increasing surgical...

Outcomes and complications in surgical and urological procedures