Retroperitoneoscopic unroofing of a renal cyst under epidural anesthesia.
Laparoscopic surgery has routinely been performed under general anesthesia. Our first case of a large renal cyst treated successfully with retroperitoneoscopic unroofing under epidural anesthesia is presented here. Epidural anesthesia can be used for retroperitoneoscopic surgery if necessary.
Yagisawa
T
T
Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan. t-yagisawa@mvb.biglobe.ne.jp
Ito
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F
Shimizu
T
T
Toma
H
H
Yamagata
K
K
Ikeda
M
M
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed