title: [Laparoscopic nephrectomies: initial experience of a community hospital].
abstract: We present our initial experience with 34 laparoscopic nephrectomies performed in a 29 months period of time. 32% of the patients with renal tumor (clinical stage T1-T2) and the others for benign pathology. Average surgical time was 131 minutes (70-210). Average bleeding was 330 ml (50-2500). Average time of hospitalization was 2,7 days (1-14). 62% of patients were discharged to home between the first and second day post surgery. One patient with tumor required conversion to open surgery for an hilium bleeding. There were 3 serious complications (9%), included one patient died by septic shock and one lesion of left colon that required segmental colectomy. The results of this initial serie are promissory and a special care should be taken in selection of patients to achieve good results with low surgical morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Regional de Rancagua, Chile. gonzalovalero@terra.cl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rendic
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchant
authors.forename: E U R
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*