Minimally Invasive Nephroureterectomy ALON Z. WEIZER JEFFREY S. MONTGOMERY EPIDEMIOLOGY Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare entity representing approximately 5% of all urothelial carcinomas (1). Based on Surveillance,…
Laparoscopic/Robotic Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BERNHARD CHARLES METCALFE INDERBIR S. GILL Standard transperitoneal and retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) were first performed in 1990, and their partial nephrectomy (PN) counterparts…
Laparoscopic Ablation of Small Renal Masses DANIEL RAMIREZ JEFFREY A. CADEDDU The pervasiveness of cross-sectional abdominal imaging over the last decade has substantially increased the rate of incidentally diagnosed small…
Laparoscopic Renal Procedures: Renal Cystectomy, Biopsy, and Nephropexy MICHAEL MADDOX BENJAMIN R. LEE INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic Management of Renal Cystic Disease Simple cysts are a commonly encountered and often incidental finding…
Donor Nephrectomy: Laparoscopic Techniques JIM C. HU ERIC G. TREAT According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, more than 871,000 people were being treated for…
Intracaval Tumors WILLIAM C. FAUST JOHN A. LIBERTINO A unique feature of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is its predilection to involve venous structures. Tumor extension can grow intraluminally along the…
Radical Nephrectomy CHAD R. RITCH SAM S. CHANG MICHAEL S. COOKSON Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy of the kidney and accounts for about 5% of all…
Open Partial Nephrectomy PAUL RUSSO ROY MANO SIMON KIMM Over the last 20 years, partial nephrectomy (PN) has emerged as a critical operation for the treatment of renal cortical tumors…
Anatomy of the Adrenal Glands, Kidney, Ureter, and Pelvis KRISTIN C. TURZA SAM D. GRAHAM JR. ADRENAL The adrenal glands are paired and located high in the retroperitoneum, on the…
Combined Organ Transplantation Andrew Malone General Principles Kidney failure can occur as a consequence of pathology primary to another vital organ such as the pancreas, liver, or heart. Therefore, frequently…
