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Complications of Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy and Nephroureterectomy

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Laparoscopic nephrectomy was first described almost 20 years ago by Clayman et al. [1]. Since then, laparoscopic surgical acumen has evolved, and the complexity of operations undertaken has grown in parallel. A body of literature has developed which sheds light on both the many advantages and the potential pitfalls of urologic laparoscopy for malignant disease of the kidney. It is, of course, this angle that we set out to explore in this chapter.

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  1. Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA

    David A. Green MD (Resident in Urology)

  2. Department of Urology, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA

    Michael Grasso III

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Green, D.A., Grasso, M. (2010). Complications of Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy and Nephroureterectomy. In: Ghavamian, R. (eds) Complications of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-676-4_10

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