title: Retroperitoneal surgery of the kidney, ureter and adrenal gland.
abstract: Seventy-one retroperitoneal endoscopic procedures on the kidney, ureter and adrenal gland were performed in 69 patients, using the balloon technique of retroperitoneoscopy. There were 9 failures in this series, all of which were converted into an open procedure. The balloon satisfactorily dissected the kidney and the ureter in 59 patients (85%). There were no major complications and the minor complication rate was 20%. Forty-nine patients were discharged the next day, while 20 were kept in hospital for 2 to 5 days. The balloon technique of retroperitoneoscopy is safe, simple and reliable for exposing the kidney, ureter and the adrenal gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Gaur
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery*