Single-port 'scarless' laparoscopic nephrectomies: the United Kingdom experience.
| Autor: | Rane A; Department of Urology, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey, UK. a.rane@btinternet.com, Ahmed S, Kommu SS, Anderson CJ, Rimington PD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BJU international [BJU Int] 2009 Jul; Vol. 104 (2), pp. 230-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Feb 11. |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08399.x |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To present the UK experience to date with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) simple nephrectomy. Patients and Methods: Five female patients underwent LESS nephrectomy; three procedures were carried out with the umbilicus as the port of entry (U-LESS). Results: All cases were completed uneventfully. The operative duration was 45-150 min and blood loss was negligible. There were no conversions to conventional multi-port laparoscopy or open surgery. Recovery was uneventful with only minor complications in two patients; convalescence was rapid. Conclusion: LESS nephrectomy offers a safe, cosmetic alternative to conventional multi-port laparoscopy, with younger female patients being especially happier with the 'scarless' outcome of U-LESS. LESS certainly appears to be more in these situations. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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