[Laparoscopic transperitoneal and retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy]

The article presents a modern approach to partial nephrectomy, and evaluation of individual results of laparoscopic partial nephrectomies. The study included 38 patients who underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in the period from 2006 to 2011. Kidney cancer was diagnosed in 30 patients, other diseases--in 8. Mean duration of surgery was 225 min. Warm ischemia time was less than 36 minutes. The average postoperative period was 8,7 days. Despite the technical difficulties in the development and implementation of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, the benefits of minimally invasive techniques are obvious, and the operation can comply with all the principles of oncology and become an alternative to open surgery.