Open AccessSuprapubic transvesical single-port technique for control of lower end of ureter during laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper tract transitional cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Rajesh Ahlawat,
Gagan Gautam
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.82836
Subject(s) - medicine , ureter , cuff , cystoscopy , surgery , nephrectomy , transitional cell carcinoma , dissection (medical) , cystectomy , port (circuit theory) , laparoscopy , upper urinary tract , bladder cancer , urology , urinary system , kidney , cancer , anatomy , electrical engineering , engineering
Various minimally invasive techniques - laparoscopic, endoscopic or combinations of both - have been described to handle the lower ureter during laparoscopic nephroureterectomy but none has received wide acceptance.