Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastasis to duodenum is very rare and only a few case reports are available in the literature. We here reported a patient with solitary duodenal metastasis presented with melena six years after right nephrectomy. The patient underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showing ulcerative mass at the second portion of duodenum and biopsy of this mass was consistent wit...

background and aim the most common complication of renal transplantation is allograft dysfunction, which in some cases leads to graft loss. the role of graft nephrectomy in the management of transplant failure is controversial. the procedure remains associated with a significant morbidity and also mortality. our main purpose was the comparison between clinical and pathological diagnosis of graf...

conclusions tap-block in conjunction with laparoscopic nephrectomy did not reduce pain or opioid consumption. on the contrary, it seemed to prolong surgical time. results mean surgical time was 162 minutes in group a and 92 minutes in group b (p < 0.0001). the means of visual analogue scale (vas) were 3.05 and 1.55 in a and b groups, respectively (p = 0.001). the means of morphine consumption w...

conclusions using ginger essence was effective in reducing nausea and vomiting not only in the subjects who underwent open nephrectomy but also in the subjects of laparoscopic nephrectomy. using ginger essence is suggested as a complementary remedy to prevent and treat post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients with nephrectomy. background some studies reported that ginger was effective in ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether patient factors, such as age and preoperative kidney function, were associated with receipt of partial nephrectomy in a national integrated healthcare system. MATERIALS AND METHODS We identified patients treated with a radical or partial nephrectomy from 2002 to 2014 in the Veterans Health Administration. We examined associations among patient age, sex, race or eth...

PURPOSE Despite benefits in functional renal outcome and the similar oncological efficacy of partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, previous studies show marked underuse of partial nephrectomy. We describe national trends in partial and radical nephrectomy using a contemporary, population based cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the 2003 to 2008 Nationwide Inpatient Sample we identifi...

PURPOSE To compare hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy and pure laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy techniques in live donor nephrectomy. METHODS In this retrospective study, we included all patients submitted to hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy and pure laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy between May 2002 and December 2007. The operative data and post-operative courses w...

The standard treatment for a small mass has shifted from radical nephrectomy to partial nephrectomy. The benefits of partial nephrectomy, including preserving renal function, prolonging overall survival, preventing postoperative chronic kidney disease, and reducing cardiovascular events, have been discussed in many studies. With the accumulation of surgeons' experience and simplification of the...