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Endoscopic retroperitoneal surgery
A minimally invasive approach to the retroperitoneum is described. Basic anatomy, techniques of access and pitfalls related to the technique are discussed. Available procedures are outlined.
Himpens, Jacques
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Background Retroperitoneal tumors are an uncommon disease known to consist of a diverse group of benign and malignant neoplasms. Treatment of unresectable retroperitoneal lesions requires pathological diagnosis.
Makito Miyake +18 more
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Retroperitoneoscopy for treatment of renal and ureteral stones
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of retroperitoneoscopy for treating stones in the renal pelvis and proximal ureter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the period from August 2003 to August 2004, 35 retroperitoneoscopies for treatment of urinary stones were ...
Soares, Rodrigo S. +5 more
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Pleural empyemas generally derive by pulmonary or bronchial infections, while pleural empyemas are typically caused by pulmonary or bronchial infections, they can rarely arise from abdominal pathologies where exudative effusions traverse the diaphragm ...
Moretti Marco +5 more
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BACKGROUND: Nephrectomy is probably the most common urological indication for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in children. The authors reported their experience in laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy analyzing their 20 years of experience
Castagnetti, Marco +19 more
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A new balloon dissector for totally extraperitoeneal hernia repair
Background: Balloon dissectors (BD) find their use in totally extraperitoneal (TEP) and retroperitoneoscopic procedures. Commercial BD is prohibitively expensive. The author uses an indigenously assembled BD and describes the same.
Kumar Sunil
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In Portugal, there is very few experience in pediatric retroperitoneoscopy. The authors present the first Portuguese series of retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomies (RLN) in children younger than nine years-old, as well as a literature review about ...
João Moreira-Pinto +5 more
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Laparoscopy or retroperitoneoscopy for pediatric patients with adrenal masses?
Minimally invasive approach to the adrenal gland was first reported in 1992. Since then, the experience with the laparoscopic technique for adrenal disease in children has been limited.
Cigliano, B. +8 more
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Endoscopic management of bisected hemidiaphragm during retroperitoneoscopic donor nephrectomy
Retroperitoneoscopy is our preferred technique for renal surgery and is routinely performed for living donor nephrectomy. We report a case of a totally bisected left hemidiaphragm during left-sided retroperitoneoscopic donor nephrectomy.
Ruszat, R. +26 more
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Minimally invasive strategy of infected pancreatic necrosis
Treatment of patients with pancreatic necrosis remains one of the most urgent and complex tasks in emergency surgery. The need for further research in this area is dictated by a high mortality rate (15–70 %).
D. V. Cherdancev +3 more
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