title: Hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: the first case report in Thailand: case report.
abstract: The authors report their first experience on a hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy surgical technique and the result after it was performed successfully in a 45-year-old woman who presented with an asymptomatic small renal mass. This is the first successful case report of this operation in Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, 270 Rama 6 Rd, Tungphyatai, Rajathevee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. kittinutk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kittinut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kijvikai
authors.forename: Apichai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tongdornbom
authors.forename: Wachira
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kochakarn
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013785:Thailand