[Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Analysis of first 30 cases of our series and review of the literature].
OBJECTIVE
Our goal is to analyze the surgical and clinicopathological results of our first 30 laparoscopic partial nephrectomies (LPN) performed consecutively and correlate the results with the literature.


METHODS
This is a cases series, with 30 patients (20 men and 10 women) operated between 2006 and 2008. We assessed the clinicopathological factors and complications. The mean and median follow-up was 25 and 5 months.


RESULTS
Resected tumors had an average size of 2.4 cm. 60% of the tumors were malignant. The pathological stage was pT1 in 100% of cases (47% grade I, 53% Fuhrman grade II).Surgical margins were positive in 3 cases, switching to open surgery. Intraoperative bleeding was 74.66 cc (35.7±SD) and 70 cc of mean and median. The mean operative time was 214.4min (±69) and ischemia time of 31.3min (±13.8).


CONCLUSIONS
Our results are similar to those reported in the literature, except for positive margins and conversion attributable to the learning curve.
Tolosa Eizaguirre
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Departamento de Urología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España. etolosaei@unav.es
Pascual Piedrola
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Barba Abad
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Rincón Mayans
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Romero Vargas
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Zudaire Bergera
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*