A simple technique for facilitating kidney entrapment using a laparoscopic sack during retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
The mouth of a LapSac was opened horizontally using a guidewire and, thereafter, the kidney was moved onto the center of the mouth. Forceps lifted the mouth and the specimen entered into the sack automatically under its own weight. Use of this technique facilitated kidney entrapment.
Wakabayashi
Yoshihiko
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Department of Urology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
Kataoka
Akira
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Koizumi
Syuichi
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Sakano
Yuji
Y
Johnin
Kazuyoshi
K
Yoshiki
Tatsuhiro
T
Okada
Yusaku
Y
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery; D013523:Surgical Equipment