Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy ARVIN K. GEORGE LOUIS R. KAVOUSSI Since Gagner et al. (1) first described laparoscopic adrenalectomy in 1992, this approach has become the preferred technique in the surgical management…
UROLOGY
Laparoscopic/Robotic Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy
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 and Robotically Assisted Pyeloplasty in Adults
Laparoscopic and Robotically Assisted Pyeloplasty in Adults J. STUART WOLF JR. Pyeloplasty is a first-line option for the management of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. The reconstructive techniques have evolved over…
Minimally Invasive Nephroureterectomy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
