Selective clamping hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for localized renal tumors: A novel technique.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In this study, we described our initial experience and analyze the learning curve of segmental renal artery branch clamping with hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (PN) using special instruments.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective review of consecutive cases of hand-assisted laparoscopic PN (LPN) between May 2015 and April 2018. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, perioperative details, postoperative complications, and warm ischemic time for segmental artery branch clamping were included in our analysis. We used the cumulative sum (CUSUM) method to generate learning curves.

Results

Segmental renal artery branch clamping was successfully completed in 16 of 20 patients. The median tumor size was 2.9 cm (range, 1.7-7.0 cm), me

SUBMITTER: Tae BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397929 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature