Clinical experiences of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in 600 cases / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To report the author' s experience with the laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and eraluate it's saftey and therapy.Methods The retrospective analysis was performed on 600 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic radieal nephrectomy in the author' s institute from March 2004 to March 2012.There were 380 male and 220 female patients with the average age of 55 years (16-84 years).Five hundred and sixty cases and 40 cases underwent retroperitoneal and transperitoneal surgery respectively.The operative time,estimated blood loss,postoperative hospital stay,complications and the time of complete convalesceuce were recorded.Results Thirteen cases were converted to open surgery due to severe adhesion and severe bleeding.The mean operative time was 110 min(70-320 min).The medium estimated blood loss was 90 mL(30-830 mL) and 15 cases required blood transfusion.The mean drainage time was 50 h(36-72 h),the mean time to first oral intake was 23 h (19-43 h) and the mean postoperative hospital stay was 7 d(5.5-10 d).There were 4 patients with severe complication.Conclusion Laparscopic radical nephrectomy is safe and effective.It has been the standard therapeutic modality for localized renal cell carcinoma.