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Laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal-cell carcinoma during pregnancy
James P B O'Connor1, Chandra S Biyani, Joby Taylor
1Department of Urology, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4DG, U.K.
Journal of Endourology
|January 22, 2005
Abstract:
Renal-cell carcinoma (RCC) during pregnancy is rare. Laparoscopic nephrectomy has been used effectively and safely in nonpregnant patients with RCC. We report a case of a 34-year-old pregnant woman with RCC, which we believe to be the first such case to be managed by laparoscopic nephrectomy.