title: Retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy with concomitant distal pancreatectomy: case report.
abstract: Whereas laparoscopic radical nephrectomy has emerged as the standard of care for most low-stage renal tumors, laparoscopic pancreatic surgery remains uncommon. We describe a retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy and concomitant distal pancreatectomy for a large left renal mass with suspected involvement of the adrenal gland and the distal pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Section of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Wilson R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Mihir M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spaliviero
authors.forename: Inderbir S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed