BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a severe, chronic renal-parenchymal infection. Nephrectomy is the treatment of choice. Because of the renal and perirenal inflammatory changes that commonly accompany XGP, the laparoscopic approach is difficult. We compared our experience with laparoscopic and open surgical nephrectomy for XGP. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospec...

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is an established operation for organ procurement in living-donor transplant. Minimal access approach for organ procurement from living donors ensures early convalescence and improved patient participation. Chylous leakage is a rare complication of laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy. Chylous leakage is mostly determined by iatrogenic injury of cisterna chyli an...

BACKGROUND A standard of care for the treatment of small renal masses is partial nephrectomy. The open and laparoscopic approaches have been well described in the literature. Robotic assistance may augment partial nephrectomy by aiding in dissection and renal reconstruction. In this communication we describe the surgical outcomes of 35 patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy. METHODS ...

BROwN JA. Minimally invasive partial nephrectomy feasible in morbidly obese? Can J Urol 2014;21(1):7150. they appropriately caution the lower volume and less experienced surgeon. Given their laparoscopic cohort was earlier in a sequential series and comprised of easier tumors with lower RENAL nephrometry scores, we are unable to determine the relative safety and efficacy of the two surgical app...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Debate continues as to the merits of hand-assisted versus pure laparoscopic nephrectomy. Using evidence-based analysis, we compared the outcomes of both. METHODS We performed a systematic review and metaanalysis of studies directly comparing hand-assisted with pure laparoscopic nephrectomy. We searched PubMed, the OVID database (from 1980), the Biosis previews ISI We...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic living kidney nephrectomy is thought to be associated with reduced morbidity, when compared to open nephrectomy. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of these techniques on donors' clinical outcomes, satisfaction and motivation to donate. METHODS Clinical outcomes were retrospectively compared in 152 open (n = 71) or laparoscopic (n = 81) donor procedure...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopy is believed to result in possible clinical benefits for the patient. We report our experience with renal laparoscopy in dialysis patients and compare the results with those from non-dialysis patients. METHODS Between December 1994 and April 1997, 19 dialysis patients underwent laparoscopic nephrectomy or nephroureterectomy at our hospital. The group consisted of 11 fema...