conclusions there were no significant differences in the survival rates and short-term postoperative complications between the laparoscopic partial nephrectomy group and the laparoscopic radical nephrectomy group for small rcc, but the former was slightly more effective. background renal cell carcinoma (rcc) is a common malignancy of the urinary system with high rates of morbidity and mortality...

BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common malignancy of the urinary system with high rates of morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate and analyze the clinical efficacy of retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for the treatment of small RCC. METHODS In this retrospective study of 45 patients with small RCC, t...

BACKGROUND Adequate operation interspace is the premise of laparoscopy, and carbon dioxide (CO2) was an ideal gas for forming lacuna. A retroperitoneal space is used to form operation interspace in retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy by making ballooning, and the retroperitoneal space has no relative complete and airtight serous membrane, therefore CO2 absorption may be greater in ...

objective: Herein, laparoscopic retroperitoneal radical nephrectomy in a pregnant woman is presented. Pathology report revealed renal cell carcinoma and patient was discharged on postoperative day-3. Postoperative follow-up was uneventful and she gave a healthy birth. Laparoscopic retroperitoneal radical nephrectomy is safe and feasible on pregnant patients.

The authors report the first case series of conventional laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in Thailand Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy was successfully performed in two patients with small renal tumors. The first patient underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for a 3.8 x 3.3 cm renal mass. Intraoperative blood loss was 100 ml with warm ischemic time of 38 minutes. Pathologic...

Since dayman's initial description of laparoscopic nephrectomy, this procedure has rapidly gained worldwide acceptance. At centers where such expertise is available, laparoscopic radical nephrectomy can comfortably be considered a, if not the, standard of care for the appropriate patient with an organ-confined Tl renal tumor. Either the transperitoneal or the retroperitoneal laparoscopic approa...

We successfully performed 6 LESS radical nephrectomy via the retroperitoneal approach (RLESS) using the Alexis wound retractor as a single access with conventional laparoscopic instruments. The results demonstrated that our RLESS technique of radical nephrectomy is a safe and feasible procedure for management of localized renal cancer.

Clayman et al described the first successful laparoscopic nephrectomy in 1991 [1]. Since that time, laparoscopic radical nephrectomy has become the standard of care for renal tumors. At the same time, the widespread use of contemporary imaging techniques has resulted in an increased detection of small incidental renal tumors. In efforts to avoid chronic kidney disease, the management of the sma...

PURPOSE We performed a meta-analysis of the literature to define the current expectations of complications during laparoscopic renal surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS References were searched in the MEDLINE database from 1995 to 2004 using the terms complications and laparoscopic nephrectomy. Inclusion criteria were any series with greater than 20 cases, patient age older than 16 years and any c...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to develop a modified retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and compare its results with the previous technique. METHODS One hundred retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomies were performed from February 2007 to October 2011. The previous technique was performed in 60 cases (Group 1). The modified technique (n = 40) included fast access to the re...