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Difficulties in Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy

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Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is now routine practice for management of patients with localized renal cell carcinoma. Compared with open radical nephrectomy, the laparoscopic approach is associated with comparable operative time, decreased blood loss, superior recovery, improved cosmesis, and equivalent cancer control over a long-term follow-up.1–3

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Inderbir S. Gill

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  1. Fac. Medicine, Dept. Surgery, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait

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  2. Dept. Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Euclid Ave. 9500, Cleveland, 44195, Ohio, USA

    Inderbir S. Gill

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Brandina, R., Berger, A., Stein, R.J., Gill, I.S. (2011). Difficulties in Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy. In: Al-Kandari, A., Gill, I. (eds) Difficult conditions in laparoscopic urologic surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-105-7_8

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