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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• GOEL, RAJIV
• MODI, PRANJAL
• DODIA, SHARAD

Titel

Retroperitoneoscopic pre-transplant native kidney nephrectomy

Ist Teil von

• International journal of urology, 2006-04, Vol.13 (4), p.337-339

Ort / Verlag

Melbourne, Australia: Blackwell Publishing Asia

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

Wiley Blackwell Single Titles

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Aims:  Laparoscopic nephrectomy has become a standardized procedure for removal of benign non‐functioning kidneys. We present our experience of retroperitoneoscopic pre‐transplant native kidneys nephrectomy. Methods:  Comparison of 40 patients who underwent retroperitoneoscopy with 40 open simple pre‐transplant nephrectomy patients was done. Results:  Forty retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomies were done between June 2003 and April 2005. The mean operative time was similar in the two groups; however, the mean blood loss, postoperative analgesic requirement, complication rate, hospital stay and convalescence period were significantly less in the retroperitoneoscopic group. Conclusion:  Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy should be offered as the primary treatment modality to patients requiring pre‐transplant native kidney nephrectomy, except in patients where it is contraindicated.