title: Patient positioning and port placement for bilateral hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: McVary
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nadler
authors.forename: Chris M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: 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