Retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy

When removal of a kidney is indicated for symptomatic end-stage renal disease of benign etiology, laparoscopic nephrectomy by the retroperitoneal approach is increasingly being employed as the technique of choice at many centers. Emerging data indicate that, in select patients with T1-T3aN0M0 renal...

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Published inUrologic clinics of North America Vol. 25; no. 2; p. 343
Main Author Gill, I S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1998
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Contraindications
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy - methods
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrectomy - methods
Retroperitoneal Space
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Summary:When removal of a kidney is indicated for symptomatic end-stage renal disease of benign etiology, laparoscopic nephrectomy by the retroperitoneal approach is increasingly being employed as the technique of choice at many centers. Emerging data indicate that, in select patients with T1-T3aN0M0 renal tumors < 8 cm, retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy may be a viable treatment option.
ISSN:0094-0143
DOI:10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70023-9