Al-Aown A, Kallidonis P, Kontogiannis S, Kyriayis I, Panagopoulos V, Stolzenburg JU, Liatsikos E. Laparoscopic radical and partial nephrectomy: The clinical efficacy and acceptance of the techniques.
Urol Ann 2014;
6:101-6. [PMID:
24833817 PMCID:
PMC4021645 DOI:
10.4103/0974-7796.130521]
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Abstract
The laparoscopic approach has been established as the surgical procedure of choice for radical nephrectomy during the recent years. The advantages of the laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in comparison to the open approach are well-documented. The oncological results of the laparoscopic approach are similar to the open procedure while the post-operative morbidity is lower. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy seems to gain ground to its open counterpart, as the accumulation of experience in the technique grows. In this review, a PubMed search in the latest literature on radical and partial laparoscopic nephrectomy took place and the outcome of the search is presented. Several issues about the surgical techniques and clinical efficacy are discussed. In addition, the preliminary experience in laparoscopic nephrectomy of one of the authoring institutions is also presented.
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