Laparoscopic heminephrectomy for benign and malignant diseases of the horseshoe kidney


Submitted: February 24, 2016
Accepted: March 6, 2016
Published: December 30, 2016
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  • Altug Tuncel Third Department of Urology, Ministry of Health, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Anil Erkan Third Department of Urology, Ministry of Health, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Mustafa Sofikerim Department of Urology, Acibadem Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
  • Murat Arslan Department of Urology, Izmir University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Yakup Kordan Department of Urology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
  • Yigit Akin Department of Urology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
  • Yilmaz Aslan Third Department of Urology, Ministry of Health, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Objectives: In the current study, we present our pure laparoscopic heminephrectomy experience in 13 patients with horseshoe kidney (HK). Material and Methods: A total of 13 patients with HK underwent pure laparoscopic heminephrectomy (Transperitoneal= 7, Retroperitoneal = 6) due to benign and malign renal conditions (non-functional hydronephrotic and/or infected kidney = 12, kidney mass = 1). Results: The mean age of the patients was 45.8 years. The mean operating time was 140 minutes, and estimated blood loss was 131 ml. The mean hospital stay was 2.3 days. Division of istmus was performed with stapler in 5 patients, ultrasonic scalpel in 3, 15 mm Hem-o-lok clip in 3, 10 mm LigaSure vessel seal system in one and endoscopic suture by 0 polyglactin in one patient without bleeding. Twelve patients underwent pure laparoscopic heminephrectomy due to nonfunctional hydronephrotic and or infected kidney. One patient underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic right heminephrectomy due to kidney mass. According to modifies Clavien classification, Grade I complication (wound infection) occurred in one patient (7.7%) who underwent heminephrectomy due to non-functional kidney. Conclusions: Laparoscopic heminephrectomy seems to be technically feasible and safe for benign and malignant diseases in patients with HK.

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Tuncel, A., Erkan, A., Sofikerim, M., Arslan, M., Kordan, Y., Akin, Y., & Aslan, Y. (2016). Laparoscopic heminephrectomy for benign and malignant diseases of the horseshoe kidney. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 88(4), 255–257. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2016.4.255

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