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Laparoscopic Simple Nephrectomy

Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approaches

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Essential Urologic Laparoscopy

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Abstract

Seventeen years after the first reported laparoscopic nephrectomy in 1990 by Clayman et al. (1) and over a decade since the first retroperitoneal approach using a dissecting balloon by Gaur et al. (2) minimally invasive approaches to renal pathology continue to prove as an effective alternative to traditional open nephrectomy. Wide dissemination of these surgical techniques and continued improvement in instrumentation has made laparoscopy the preferred approach for treating benign pathologic conditions of the kidney.

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Zorn, K.C., Shalhav, A.L. (2010). Laparoscopic Simple Nephrectomy. In: Nakada, S.Y., Hedican, S.P. (eds) Essential Urologic Laparoscopy. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-820-1_6

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