Laparoscopic radical and partial nephrectomy: The clinical efficacy and acceptance of the techniques.
The laparoscopic approach has been established as the surgical procedure of choice for radical nephrectomy during the recent years. The advantages of the laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in comparison to the open approach are well-documented. The oncological results of the laparoscopic approach are similar to the open procedure while the post-operative morbidity is lower. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy seems to gain ground to its open counterpart, as the accumulation of experience in the technique grows. In this review, a PubMed search in the latest literature on radical and partial laparoscopic nephrectomy took place and the outcome of the search is presented. Several issues about the surgical techniques and clinical efficacy are discussed. In addition, the preliminary experience in laparoscopic nephrectomy of one of the authoring institutions is also presented.
Department of Urology, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman
A
Al-Aown
Department of Urology, University of Patras, Greece.
Panagiotis
P
Kallidonis
Department of Urology, University of Patras, Greece.
Stavros
S
Kontogiannis
Department of Urology, University of Patras, Greece.
Iason
I
Kyriayis
Department of Urology, University of Patras, Greece.
Vasilis
V
Panagopoulos
Department of Urology, University of Leipzig, Germany.
Jens-Uwe
JU
Stolzenburg
Department of Urology, University of Patras, Greece.
Evangelos
E
Liatsikos
Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy; Saudi Arabia; laparoscopic radical nephrectomy; renal cell carcinoma; renal tumors