Laparoscopic nephrectomy with laparoscopically assisted transvaginal extraction of intact kidney
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
;
100(1): 81-85, jan.-mar. 2008.
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in English
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| ID: lil-507224
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Describe the first laparoscopic transperitoneal nephroureterectomy followed by laparoscopically assisted transvaginal extraction of the intact kidney performed in Puerto Rico. CASE HISTORY/RESULTS: A 39 year-old female patient consulted her urologist regarding chronic urinary tract infection. A diagnosis of a non-functioning left kidney was made, secondary to long standing obstruction due to a distal ureteral stone. Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy procedure was performed and the intact specimen was removed through a transverse posterior colpotomy. Patient was discharged home the next day without intraoperative or post-operative complications. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic nephrec-tomy with transvaginal extraction of the intact specimen provides a surgical option as a minimally invasive technique with very few functional and cosmetic compromises and with low post-operative morbidity when performed in appropriate female patients.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Laparoscopy
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Nephrectomy
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Puerto Rico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Interamericano de Medicina Avanzada/PR
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