Doctors at KIMS Hospitals in Kondapur here on Tuesday said that they have performed a rare and highly complex laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple’s surgery) on a patient who had previously ...

The development of minimally invasive laparoscopic renal tumor surgery and tumor-ablative techniques has been ongoing for 14 years. The advantages of cosmetic incisions, decreased perioperative ...

With the widespread use of abdominal imaging, there has been a substantial increase in the detection of incidental, small renal masses. This change has resulted in a downward trend in the size and ...

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the early postoperative pulmonary function and arterial blood gases in patients who have undergone open versus laparoscopic nephrectomy. Analgesic ...

Partial nephrectomy was associated with the highest survival rate among patients with localized RCC aged 75 years and older compared with radical nephrectomy, ablation, and surveillance. Despite its ...

The following is a summary of “Laparoscopic vs. Open nephrectomy for inflammatory renal conditions: a meta-analysis emphasizing safety,” published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Urology by Alsmadi et ...

Introduction: Recent data suggest that robotic platform has become the most accessible minimal invasive surgery even for surgeons without previous training in laparoscopy. Laparoscopic partial ...

Background: As the demand for kidney transplants continues to increase globally, healthcare institutions face a challenge to bridge the gap between patients waitlisted for kidney transplants and the ...

1 Departement of Urology, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo. 2 Department of Urology, University of Kara, Kara, Togo. Kidney cancer represents 2.2% of solid cancers in the world [1]. In 2020, the global ...

Background: Juxtaglomerular cell tumor (JGCT) is a very rare disease, and surgical resection is the only possible way to cure this tumor. Open nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy have been reported to ...

The investigators observed significantly higher postoperative CTC counts in the open radical nephrectomy group compared with the other 3 groups in the study. More circulating tumor cells may enter the ...