title: Endoscopic minilaparotomy radical nephrectomy for chronic dialysis patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the feasibility of laparoscope-guided minilaparotomy (endoscopic minilaparotomy) for renal cell carcinoma in patients on chronic dialysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Endoscopic retroperitoneal minilaparotomy using a 30 degrees telescope was carried out through single skin incision (5-8 cm) in eight patients with renal cell carcinoma who were on chronic dialysis. Outcomes of the operations were compared to those in eight patients on chronic dialysis with renal cell carcinoma who underwent standard translumbar radical nephrectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Resection of the tumor was successfully completed without complication and the postoperative course was uneventful in both of the treatment groups. No significant difference in mean operative time or mean blood loss was observed between the treatment groups. Wound pain was minimal and analgesics were generally not required in the minilaparotomy group. The endoscopic laparotomy group resumed full diet and began walking earlier than the group that underwent standard radical nephrectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic minilaparotomy seems to be a valuable alternative treatment for renal cell carcinoma in patients on chronic dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. kageyys.uro@tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishizaka
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hyochi
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome