Should oncological cases of upper urinary system be excluded at the beginning of the laparoscopic learning curve?
Int. braz. j. urol
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41(4): 707-713, July-Aug. 2015. tab
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACTPurpose:
The place of oncological cases of upper urinary system in the laparoscopic learning curve was investigated.Materials andMethods:
A total of 139 patients from two different centers underwent laparoscopic operations and were included in this retrospective study.Results:
Mean operative times for oncological, and non-oncological cases were 101.3 (range 60-450), and 102.7 (45-490) minutes respectively. Fourty-two (31.3 %) patients were oncological cases. In 4 oncological cases, the surgeons switched to open surgery because of massive bleeding and six (14.2 %) oncological cases required blood transfusions during peri/postoperative periods. Pulmonary embolism was observed in one oncological case. In one non-oncological case, the surgeon switched to open surgery because of intestinal perforation and 10 (9.7 %) non-oncological cases needed blood transfusions during peri/postoperative periods. In addition, some complications such as intestinal perforation (n=1), mechanical ileus (n=1), and pulmonary embolism (n=1) were observed during postoperative period. Intestinal perforation was repaired using laparoscopic (n=1) method. Mechanical ileus was approached with open surgical technique. Mean hospital stay of the patients in the oncological and non-oncological series were 4.5 (3-23) and 4.5 (3-30) days respectively.Conclusion:
We think that renal oncological cases should be included in the spectrum of laparoscopic indications even at the beginning of the learning curve. Certainly, we still share the opinion that cancer cases which require highly challenging surgeries like radical cystectomy, and prostatectomy should be postponed till to gaining of higher level of experience.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Urologic Neoplasms
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Laparoscopy
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Learning Curve
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Intestinal Perforation
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Intraoperative Complications
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. braz. j. urol
Journal subject:
Urology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research & Training Hospital/TR
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