title: Laparoscopic decortication of symptomatic simple renal cyst using conventional monopolar device.
abstract: In our study, we assessed the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of laparoscopic decortication of symptomatic simple renal cysts using conventional monopolar device. Long-term symptomatic and radiological results of 15 patients who underwent laparoscopic renal symptomatic simple cyst decortication, which was performed by conventional monopolar device, were retrospectively reviewed. The mean age of the patients was 49.7 years. There were nine male and six female patients. Their presenting symptoms were lumber pain in 93% (n=14), and hypertension in 7% (n=1). The mean operating time was 64.6 minutes. The mean hospital stay was 2.2 days. After a mean follow up of 12.08 months, the radiological and symptomatic successes were 100% and 86.6%, respectively. Laparoscopic renal cyst decortication using conventional monopolar device represents an effective and safe treatment option in the management of renal cyst without any need for more expensive energy sources.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Third Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey. tuncelaltug@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Altug
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuncel
authors.forename: Omur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult