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Michael S Lasser¹, Reza Ghavamian¹

¹Section of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urologic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.

Arab Journal of Urology

|November 12, 2015

Abstract

Objectives:

To describe the incidence, identification and management of common intraoperative complications, including vascular, urological, bowel and visceral complications, of laparoscopic urological surgery.

Methods:

We searched the databases of PubMed and Medline for relevant English language reports, using the keywords 'laparoscopy', 'urologic' and 'complication'.

Results:

The search yielded 967 papers in all, and a review of these yielded a total of 42 relevant papers.

Conclusion:

Despite its advantages, laparoscopic urological surgery is associated with complications having rates as high as 22%. As surgical volumes increase, the incidence and magnitude of complications have increased progressively. Meticulous surgical technique, surgeon experience, and a high degree of suspicion are necessary throughout the surgical endeavour. The intraoperative recognition and management of complications is mandatory.

Keywords:

Complications FDA, US Food and Drug Administration IVC, inferior vena cava LPN, laparoscopic partial nephrectomy LUS, laparoscopic urological surgery Laparoscopy Robotics Surgery

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