title: Rapid ligation of renal hilum during transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy.
abstract: We describe our surgical technique for rapid ligation of the renal hilum during transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy. This technique is reliable and provides an efficient method of hilar ligation.
authors.affiliation: James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008026:Ligation; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*