title: Retroperitoneoscopic unroofing of a renal cyst under epidural anesthesia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan. t-yagisawa@mvb.biglobe.ne.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagisawa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamagata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: 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