Intraoperative ultrasonography in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for intrarenal tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of intraoperative ultrasonography in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for intrarenal tumors.

Patients and methods

All patients who underwent LPN for renal tumors in our institution from January 2010 to October 2016 were assessed retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups, the first with totally intrarenal tumors (TIT group), defined as a solid renal mass with no exophytic element on both preoperative and intraoperative evaluations, and the second with exophytic tumors (control group). General information and perioperative data of the two groups were compared, including tumor characteristics, operative time, estimated blood loss, warm ischemia time and pathological findings. Intraoperative laparoscopic ultra

SUBMITTER: Qin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5919508 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature