UROLOGY NEWS

Researchers have developed a novel technique of performing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy without renal hilar clamping that appears to minimize blood loss during the procedure.

Researchers now have evidence that the risk of arteriovenous fistula formation is low in patients who undergo en bloc ligation.

Intermediate-term oncologic results after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for locally advanced renal cell carcinoma are similar to those of open nephrectomy.

With continuing advances in endoscopic equipment combined with the increasing dissemination of ureteroscopic skills, upper tract TCC is increasingly being evaluated and treated endoscopically.

Since the initial description of laparoscopic nephrectomy by Clayman and associates in 1991, the technique and the principles of the procedure have evolved logically.

Patients with pelvic recurrence after radical cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma have a poor prognosis, even with subsequent therapy, emphasizing the need for optimum local control at the time of initial treatment, according to a study published in The British Journal of Urology International (2008; 101:969–72).

Children with bilateral Wilms’ tumors can retain normal function in both kidneys by undergoing bilateral nephron-sparing surgery, even when preoperative scans suggest that the tumors are inoperable, report researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.