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Ram P, Das MK, Mandal S, Nayak P, Tripathy S. A Novel Technique for Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy in Difficult Nephrectomies-Is One Hand Better Than Two? A Single-Centre, Single-Surgeon Series. Indian J Surg Oncol 2024; 15:349-354. [PMID: 38741644 PMCID: PMC11088573 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-024-01922-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is the standard of care for T1 renal tumors and nowadays being used for T2 or higher tumors, resulting in higher the conversion rates. To bridge this gap, the hand-assisted laparoscopy (HAL) method was introduced. Even now, in the robotic era, this HAL approach continues to find importance in urology, especially in the most challenging cases, albeit, with a relatively low usage rate due to the cost involved and availability of hand port devices. Here, we report a case series using a novel modification of the HAL nephrectomy (HALN) technique when open conversion is needed. From a prospective database, we retrospectively analyzed the data of Six patients who underwent HALN at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences between January 2019 and December 2022. Indications for surgery included both malignant and benign renal disease. Four surgeries were performed on the right side while two were performed on the left. Five patients underwent a HALN for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and 1 for a benign non-functioning kidney. In our series, all the cases with RCC had were T2a or higher. Our case series shows that HALN is technically safe, effective, and a great adjunct to conventional laparoscopy. The ingenious use of a surgical glove as a hand port is an easy-to-make-and- use device in such challenging surgeries.
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- Prasanna Ram
- Department of Urology & Renal Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751019 India
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- Department of Urology & Renal Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751019 India
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- Department of Urology & Renal Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751019 India
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- Department of Urology & Renal Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751019 India
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- Department of Urology & Renal Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha 751019 India
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Surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus. Surg Today 2022; 52:1125-1133. [PMID: 34977987 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-021-02429-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The present report discusses the indications of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in open nephrectomy and surgical outcomes of conventional and minimally invasive surgical techniques for treating advanced renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus. METHODS The present study involved a comprehensive retrieval of pertinent literature from the most recent two decades. RESULTS Comparisons between radical nephrectomy procedures in terms of open, laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries revealed that open surgery had more blood loss, a longer operation time and higher mortality rates than laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries. Furthermore, surgery with CPB was associated with more blood loss than non-CPB surgery. Rates of early and late deaths were much higher in patients with CPB than in those without CPB. CONCLUSIONS Different surgical techniques had different indications in terms of levels of inferior vena cava tumor thrombus. The laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, open surgical techniques and CPB with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest were indicated for Levels I, II, III and III-IV inferior vena cava tumor thrombus, respectively. Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries cause less trauma than open surgery but require more complicated equipments to support the procedure. CPB should be avoided in radical nephrectomy whenever possible. The increased application of laparoscopic and robotic techniques in the future is anticipated.
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Role of the Laparoscopic Approach for Complex Urologic Surgery in the Era of Robotics. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10091812. [PMID: 33919290 PMCID: PMC8122613 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10091812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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(1) Introduction: The advent of robotic surgery led to the assumption that laparoscopic surgery would be replaced entirely. However, the high costs of robotic surgery limit its availability. The aim of the current study was to assess the feasibility of the 3D laparoscopic approach for the most complex urological procedures. (2) Materials and methods: We included in the current study all patients who had undergone complex 3D laparoscopic procedures in our department since January 2017, including radical nephrectomy (LRN) using a dual combined approach (19 patients), radical nephroureterectomy (LRNU) with bladder cuff excision (13 patients), and radical cystectomy (LRC) with intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICUD) (21 patients). (3) Results: The mean operative time was 345/230/478 min, the complications rate was 26%/30.76%/23.8% and positive surgical margins were encountered in 3/1/1 patients for the combined approach of LRN/LRNU/LRC with ICUD, respectively. A single patient was converted to open surgery during LRN due to extension of the vena cava thrombus above the hepatic veins. After LRC, sepsis was the most common complication and 8 patients were readmitted at a mean of 15.5 days after discharge. (4) Conclusions: In the era of robotic surgery, laparoscopy remains a plausible alternative for most complex oncological cases.
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Campi R, Tellini R, Sessa F, Mari A, Cocci A, Greco F, Crestani A, Gomez Rivas J, Fiori C, Lapini A, Gallucci M, Capitanio U, Roupret M, Abaza R, Carini M, Serni S, Ficarra V, Porpiglia F, Esperto F, Minervini A. Techniques and outcomes of minimally-invasive surgery for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombosis: a systematic review of the literature. MINERVA UROL NEFROL 2019; 71:339-358. [PMID: 30957477 DOI: 10.23736/s0393-2249.19.03396-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Current guidelines recommend considering surgical excision of non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis in patients with acceptable performance status. Of note, several authors have pioneered specific techniques for laparoscopic and robotic management of renal cancer with level I-IV IVC thrombosis. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A systematic review of the English-language literature on surgical techniques and perioperative outcomes of minimally-invasive radical nephrectomy (RN) and IVC thrombectomy for nonmetastatic RCC was performed without time filters using the MEDLINE (via PubMed), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science (WoS) databases in September 2018 according to the PRISMA statement recommendations. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Overall, 28 studies were selected for qualitative analysis (N.=13 on laparoscopic surgery, N.=15 on robotic surgery). The quality of evidence according to GRADE was low. Laparoscopic techniques included hand-assisted, hybrid and pure laparoscopic approaches. Most of these series included right-sided tumors with predominantly level I or II IVC thrombi. Similarly, most robotic series reported right-sided RCC with level I-II IVC thrombosis; yet, few authors extended the indication to level III thrombi and to left-sided RCC. Surgical techniques for minimally-invasive IVC thrombectomy evolved over the years, with specific technical nuances aiming to tailor surgical strategy according to both tumor side and thrombus extent. Among the included studies, perioperative outcomes were promising. CONCLUSIONS Minimally-invasive surgery is technically feasible and has been shown to achieve acceptable perioperative outcomes in selected patients with renal cancer and IVC thrombosis. The evidence is premature to draw conclusions on intermediate-long term oncologic outcomes. Robotic surgery allowed to extend surgical indications to more challenging cases with more extensive tumor thrombosis. Nonetheless, global experience on minimally-invasive IVC thrombectomy is limited to high-volume surgeons at high-volume Centers. Future research is needed to prove its non-inferiority as compared to open surgery and to define its benefits and limits.
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- Riccardo Campi
- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy - .,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy -
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Urology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Academic Medical Center Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Urology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Urology, San Raffaele Hospital IRCCS, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.,Unit of Renal Cancer, Division of Oncology, Urological Research Institute (URI), San Raffaele Hospital IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Unit of Robotic Urologic Surgery, Ohio Health Dublin Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adult and Evolutive Age, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Urology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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