title: Laparoscopic wedge resection of a renal tumor: initial experience.
abstract: Advances in laparoscopic surgery have resulted in the development of reliable techniques for performing laparoscopic simple, radical, and partial nephrectomy. Herein, we present a case of a small, low-stage renal mass laparoscopically explored and excised by a wedge resection. Although this minimally invasive technique allowed the patient a rapid recovery and achieved local tumor excision, the clinical appropriateness remains controversial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Clayman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*