OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety and feasibility of self-retaining bidirectional barbed absorbable suture application in retroperitoneoscopic partial nephrectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS From Sep 2011 and Aug 2012, 76 cases of retroperitoneoscopic partial nephrectomy were performed at our hospital. The patients were divided into two groups: self-retaining barbed suture (SRBS) group (n = 36) ...

INTRODUCTION Nephrolitiasis, once considered an adult disease, has become increasingly prevalent in children, with na increase from 6% to 10 % annually in past 25 years. Kidney stones in pediatric population can result from metabolic diseases in up to 50% of children affected. Other factors associated with litiasis are infection, dietary factors, and anatomic malformations of urinary tract. Sta...

Objective: To present our early experience with retroperitoneoscopic surgery in paediatric population suffering from various urologic conditions. Patients undergone retroperitoneoscopic urological procedures from January 2012 to Methods: May 2013 were included in the study. Retroperitoneoscopy was performed in lateral position using standard three port technique (5mm including camera port). Par...

The laparoscopic approach to the adrenal gland has evolved to be the gold standard for most cases of adrenal conditions requiring surgical treatment. There is general consent about the safety, efficacy, and reproducibility of laparoscopic adrenal surgery. Compared to the open surgery, significant advantages with regard to shorter hospitalization time, decreased postoperative morbidity, improved...

The advantages of retroperitoneoscopic technique are well known. We decided to combine this access with the emerging laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) technique. We present our preliminary data on 11 renoureteral procedures and describe our retroperitoneoscopic LESS technique. As of March 2009, 10 patients were submitted to retroperitoneal LESS and divided into three groups: Group A, ...

Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are rare benign tumors originating from the neural crest tissue. They characteristically located in posterior mediastinum and retroperitoneum; rarely found adrenal gland. GNs usually hormonally inactive, most of cases detected incidentally. We report a case 25-year-old female who presented with pain abdomen right upper quadrant. Imaging studies showed large well defined hy...

To introduce the technique of anatomical retroperitoneoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (ARRPLND) was performed in 12 consecutive patients with a clinical stage I nonseminomatous germ-cell tumor (NSGCT) between February 2008 and October 2010. All procedures were performed using a modified template nerve-sparing approach. The retroperitoneal space was adequately expanded using double...