@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Wenli Zhuo, Jinqian Chai, Tingzhao Xu, Weizhen Wu, 
Shunliang Yang, Jianming Tan},
TITLE = {Retroperitoneoscopic single-site renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection for the treatment of serious filarial chyluria},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {20},
YEAR = {2013},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {6726--6729},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v20n2/61630},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {<b>Introduction:</b> To report our preliminary techniques and experience with retroperitoneoscopic single-site renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection (RPSS-RPLD) in five patients with serious filarial chyluria.<br/>
<b>Materials and methods:</b> Between May 2010 and July 2011, five patients with serious filarial chyluria underwent RPSS-RPLD. In each patient, a 3 cm single incision was made between the 12th subcostal margin and posterior axillary line, and a homemade single multichannel port using a surgical glove and three conventional trocars was placed into the retroperitoneal space. The lymphatic disconnection procedure was similar to that of traditional open surgery.<br/>
<b>Results:</b> All operations were successfully completed without conversion to open surgery. The mean operative time was 116 minutes (range: 102–145). The mean estimated blood loss was 98 mL (range: 60–190). Chyluria disappeared in all patients after surgery and did not recur during the follow-up period (3–14 months, mean 7.6 months).<br/>
<b>Conclusion:</b> RPSS-RPLD is safe and feasible, with favorable short-term outcomes and aesthetic effect.},
DOI = {}
}