Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma: The First Case Report in Thailand: Case Report
Kittinut Kijvikai MD*, Apichai Tongdornbom MD*, Wachira Kochakarn MD*
Affiliation : * Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
The authors report their first experience on a hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy surgi- cal technique and the result after it was performed successfully in a 45-year-old woman who presented with an asymptomatic small renal mass. This is the first successful case report of this operation in Thailand.
Keywords : Hand-assisted laparoscopy, Renal cell carcinoma, Partial nephrectomy
