title: [Current indications for laparoscopic surgery in urology].
abstract: More than four years have elapsed since the first laparoscopic pelvian lymphadenectomy for the staging of prostate cancer was performed. The early impact of the procedure involved the broadening and gradual application of laparoscopy to the group of organs and diseases of our specialty, mainly with therapeutical purposes. Urologists are able to reproduce nowadays many of the traditional surgical procedures through these methods. The present paper tries to conduct an update of the different techniques applied up to now on the different structures (genitalia, prostate, bladder, ureter, kidney, adrenals, pelvian nodes and other) and to analyze objectively some specific indications based on the experience gathered by several authors and our own.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Urología, Hospital Miguel Servet.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rioja Sánz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blas Marín
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mínguez Pemán
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rioja Sánz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Indicaciones actuales de cirugía laparoscópica en urología.