Laparoscopic radical and partial nephrectomy: The clinical efficacy and acceptance of the techniques

Abdulrahman Al-Aown; Panagiotis Kallidonis; Stavros Kontogiannis; Iason Kyriayis; Vasilis Panagopoulos; Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg; Evangelos Liatsikos

doi:10.4103/0974-7796.130521

Laparoscopic radical and partial nephrectomy: The clinical efficacy and acceptance of the techniques

Urol Ann. 2014 Apr;6(2):101-6. doi: 10.4103/0974-7796.130521.

Authors

Abdulrahman Al-Aown¹, Panagiotis Kallidonis², Stavros Kontogiannis², Iason Kyriayis², Vasilis Panagopoulos², Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg³, Evangelos Liatsikos²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Urology, University of Patras, Greece.
³ Department of Urology, University of Leipzig, Germany.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy; Saudi Arabia; laparoscopic radical nephrectomy; renal cell carcinoma; renal tumors.

Publication types

Review