Surgical Technique for Retroperitoneoscopic Nephrectomy : A case report

Authors

Shahid Aquil, Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Joseph K. Mathew, Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Krishna Prasad V, Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Khalid Rehman, Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Omar W. Sharef, Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Ghalib Al Baadi, Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Abstract

A case of right non-functioning kidney secondary to chronic pyelonephritis is presented. The successful management through retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy is described, emphasising the technique of this minimally invasive therapeutic option.

Publication Date

12-19-2009

First Page

333

Last Page

336

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Recommended Citation

Aquil, Shahid; Mathew, Joseph K.; V, Krishna Prasad; Rehman, Khalid; Sharef, Omar W.; and Baadi, Ghalib Al (2009) "Surgical Technique for Retroperitoneoscopic Nephrectomy : A case report," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 9: 333-336.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2811