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Single Port Donor Nephrectomy
Published on: March 12, 2011
Single-port 'scarless' laparoscopic nephrectomies: the United Kingdom experience
Abhay Rane1, Shwan Ahmed, Sashi S Kommu
1Department of Urology, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey, UK. a.rane@btinternet.com
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.
