OBJECTIVE: To present the UK experience to date with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) simple nephrectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Five female patients underwent LESS nephrectomy; three procedures were carried out with the umbilicus as the port of entry (U-LESS). RESULTS: All cases were completed uneventfully. The operative duration was 45-150 min and blood loss was negligible. There were no conversions to conventional multi-port laparoscopy or open surgery. Recovery was uneventful with only minor complications in two patients; convalescence was rapid. CONCLUSION: LESS nephrectomy offers a safe, cosmetic alternative to conventional multi-port laparoscopy, with younger female patients being especially happier with the 'scarless' outcome of U-LESS. LESS certainly appears to be more in these situations.
OBJECTIVE: To present the UK experience to date with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) simple nephrectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Five female patients underwent LESS nephrectomy; three procedures were carried out with the umbilicus as the port of entry (U-LESS). RESULTS: All cases were completed uneventfully. The operative duration was 45-150 min and blood loss was negligible. There were no conversions to conventional multi-port laparoscopy or open surgery. Recovery was uneventful with only minor complications in two patients; convalescence was rapid. CONCLUSION: LESS nephrectomy offers a safe, cosmetic alternative to conventional multi-port laparoscopy, with younger female patients being especially happier with the 'scarless' outcome of U-LESS. LESS certainly appears to be more in these situations.
Authors: Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg; Panagiotis Kallidonis; Holger Till; Martin Burchardt; Thomas R Herrmann; Evangelos N Liatsikos Journal: World J Urol Date: 2009-12 Impact factor: 4.226
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