Single-port 'scarless' laparoscopic nephrectomies: the United Kingdom experience.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
To present the UK experience to date with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) simple nephrectomy. Five female patients underwent LESS nephrectomy; three procedures were carried out with the umbilicus as the port of entry (U-LESS). 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. 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.
Medical subject headings
- Cicatrix
- Kidney Diseases
- Laparoscopy
- Nephrectomy
- Postoperative Complications