Laparoscopic wedge resection of a renal tumor: initial experience.
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.
McDougall
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Department of Surgery, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Clayman
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Anderson
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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*