title: Dual-organ ablative surgery using a hand-assisted laparoscopic technique. A report of four cases.
abstract: In clinical situations where more than one procedure is required, a properly positioned hand-assist device can be used to obviate the need for two large incisions. We present four cases of hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy combined with a simultaneous second organ extraction. Each of the four primary procedures, as well as one of the four secondary procedures, was performed using a hand-assisted laparoscopic technique. In two cases, the secondary procedure was performed with an open surgical technique through the hand-assist incision. For the remaining secondary procedure, we used a laparoscopically assisted technique.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4960 Children's Place, Campus Box 8242, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. landmanj@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landman
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Figenshau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhayani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kibel
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pettaras
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleshman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Clayman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sundaram
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery