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Single Port Donor Nephrectomy
Published on: March 12, 2011
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery for symptomatic renal cyst decortication using a homemade glove port device:
Chunxiao Liu1, Bin Pan, Shaobo Zheng
1Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Objectives:
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) has recently gained popularity in urology. There are few large series reports on LESS for symptomatic renal cysts. We evaluated the clinical utility and safety of LESS in 62 symptomatic renal cyst decortication patients by using a homemade glove port device.
Materials And Methods:
We reviewed our series of 62 LESS for symptomatic renal cyst (20 Bosniak type I and 42 Bosniak type II) decortication performed from November 2009 to December 2010. A homemade glove port device was placed through an umbilical incision. The perioperative clinical parameters were reviewed retrospectively.
Results:
Of 62 cases that underwent LESS for renal cyst ablation successfully, there were no major perioperative complications, but 2 minor complications (transient fever and mild ileus) were found. The mean operative time was 61.4 ± 27.4 min and the mean estimated blood loss was 20.1 ± 11.3 ml. The mean pre- and postoperative pain scores were 6.94 ± 1.1 (range 5-10) and 1.3 ± 1.2 (0-5), respectively (p = 0.000).
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that LESS is a safe and feasible alternative to conventional laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of symptomatic renal cysts.
