Patient positioning and port placement for bilateral hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy.
Hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy is an alternative to laparoscopic nephrectomy. We describe our method for triangular port placement and patient positioning during bilateral hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy. This method does not require intraoperative patient repositioning and may decrease the overall operative time while enhancing patient safety.
Rubenstein
Jonathan N
JN
Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
McVary
Kevin T
KT
Nadler
Robert B
RB
Gonzalez
Chris M
CM
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D021782:Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011187:Posture; D016896:Treatment Outcome