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Transperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for bulky renal tumors

Stephen E. Pautler, McClellan M. Walther

Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. McClellan Walther, Urologic Oncology Branch. National Cancer Institute, NIH, Rm 2B47, Bldg 10, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2002, 9(5), 1653-1659.

Abstract

Laparoscopic management of kidney cancer is becoming accepted as an alternative to open radical nephrectomy. Technical considerations have limited the application of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy to relatively small, clinically localized tumors. At the National Cancer Institute, we have broadened the indications to include bulky tumors. Herein, we describe the operation with attention to the technical caveats that have been gained with experience.

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