Renal cysts managed laparoscopically

Abstract

Introduction: The transperitoneal laparoscopically management of renal cysts is presented. Materials and Methods: The retrospective study concerns 13 cases operated laparoscopically, during last year in our center. Special attention was paid for large cysts. In one patient the cyst was infected (E. Coli). Overall time for cysts resection was between 30 and 95 minutes, with a median of 63 minutes. Results: No mortality was recorded. No open surgery was necessary. Two postoperative complications are noted; a tiny uretheric urinary fistula dried after uretheric stenting and a necrotic perforation of ascending colon managed by right haemicolectomy. The patients were seen at 3 and 6 months postoperative. Conclusions: However, laparoscopic excision of renal cysts is generally accepted as a minimally invasive technique with similar results as open surgery.