title: Adult prone retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy: initial experience.
abstract: To our knowledge, we provide an initial description of an adult patient undergoing a retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy in the prone position. The prone position was chosen because of the posteromedial location of the patient's right kidney lesion. We describe our surgical methods and the potential pitfalls to this approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. daviesb@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: Stephen V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Jackman
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016684:Prone Position; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space