title: Efficacy of epidural anesthesia for retroperitoneoscopic renal biopsy.
abstract: Laparoscopic procedures are performed using general anesthesia due to the perceived limitations of regional anesthesia in the upper abdomen and retroperitoneum. We present our initial experience with epidural anesthesia for retroperitoneal laparoscopic renal biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tor Vergata University-Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Micali
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pappa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taccone Gallucci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Virgili
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vespasiani
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged