OBJECTIVE To compare the initial perioperative outcomes of our robot-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomies with laparoscopic and hand-assisted nephrectomies performed by 2 experienced laparoscopic surgeons. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated all patients who underwent laparoscopic (LN), hand-assisted (HALN), and robot-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy (RALN) for benign and malign...

PURPOSE Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy has been accepted as the preferred management for low stage renal masses not amenable to partial nephrectomy. Early in the mid 1990s several studies suggested that obesity should be a relative contraindication to laparoscopy. We present our surgical outcomes and complications in patients undergoing open and laparoscopic nephrectomy, stratified by body ma...

A laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) for renal cancer can be performed using two methods, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) and standard laparoscopic surgery (SLS). This institute initially used HALS to perform all radical nephrectomy, but gradually shifted to SLS. This study compared the two methods of radical nephrectomy: HALS vs. SLS, which were performed at a single institute. F...

PURPOSE Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is commonly performed for renal tumors that are not amenable to nephron sparing treatment. A number of techniques for intact specimen extraction are used. The development of incisional hernias from the extraction site is a known but infrequent delayed complication. We analyzed different extraction sites and risk factors for such hernias. MATERIALS AND ...

INTRODUCTION Juxtaglomerular cell tumor (JCT) of the kidney, first described by Robertson and colleagues in 1967,(1) is a rare cause of serve hypertension. Because the tumor is small, mainly occurs in children and young adults, and has benign nature, nephron-sparing surgery is particularly recommended.(2) Here we present for the first time a case of JCT in a 29-year old woman who underwent retr...

Objective- Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) has been proven to be a safe and effective technique in human. This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and safety of utilizing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in dogs and to compare this technique with open routine partial nephrectomy for the first time in Iran. Design- Experimental study. Animals- Sixteen large mixed-breed femal...

PURPOSE Partial nephrectomy (PN) remains underutilized within the United States and few reports have attempted to explain this trend. The aim of this study is to evaluate the nationwide incidence of unsuccessful PN and factors that predict its occurrence. METHODS Using the Premier Healthcare Database, we retrospectively analyzed a weighted sample of 66,432 patients undergoing curative surgery...

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