Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: Technical considerations and an update

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 205-221

  Dominguez Escrig, Jose L ^a   Vasdev, Nikhil ^a   O'Riordon, Anna ^a   Soomro, Naeem ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy; renal cancer

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SOLITARY KIDNEY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 80054694952     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: 19983921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.85643     Document Type: Review

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