Abstract
A tumor-bearing right kidney was completely excised from an 85-year-old woman using a laparoscopic approach. A newly devised method for intra-abdominal organ entrapment and a recently developed laparoscopic tissue morcellator made it possible to deliver the 190 gm. kidney through an 11 mm. incision.
MeSH terms
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Adenoma / diagnostic imaging
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Adenoma / pathology
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Adenoma / surgery
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Female
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Humans
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Intraoperative Period
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Kidney / diagnostic imaging
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Kidney / pathology
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Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
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Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
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Laparoscopes
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Laparoscopy / methods*
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Nephrectomy / instrumentation
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Nephrectomy / methods*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed