Comparison of laparoscopic radical renal surgery in morbidly obese and non-obese patients.

摘要: Background and Purpose: Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is rapidly becoming accepted as the preferred management of low-stage renal masses not amenable to partial nephrectomy. Minimally invasive surgery advantageous decrease perioperative postoperative morbidity allows patients return normal activities faster. Obesity has been a relative contraindication this technique, these have traditionally undergone open surgery. We present review 23 morbidly obese in comparison with who were underwent laparoscopic nephroureterectomy at our institution. Patients Methods: Hospital charts between April 2001 October 2003 reviewed for undergoing transperitoneal compared age- sexmatched control same institution similar indications. The data collected time su...