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Published on: July 19, 2021
[Hand-assisted laparoscopic renal surgery: report of 45 cases]
Li-ping Xie1, Jie Qin, Xiang-yi Zheng
1Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China. xielp@zjuem.zju.edu.cn
Objective:
To evaluate the effect and clinical application of hand-assisted laparoscopic renal surgery.
Methods:
Forty-five patients with urologic diseases underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic renal surgery: radical nephrectomy was performed on 23 cases, simple nephrectomy on 9 cases, nephroureterectomy on 8 cases, excision of cysts of kidney on 3 cases, partial nephrectomy on 1 case, and upper pole heminephrectomy in duplex kidney on 1 case. The operation was performed by transperitoneal approach in 38 cases and by underwent and by retroperitoneal approach in 7 cases.
Results:
Hand-assisted laparoscopic renal surgery were performed successfully on all patients. The mean operation time was 154.7 minutes (40 approximately 300 min), and the mean estimated blood loss was 100.4 ml (15 approximately 300 ml).
Conclusion:
With the advantages of minimal invasion, less blood loss, faster recovery, hand-assisted laparoscopic renal surgery is worth popularizing in urologic clinical practice.
