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We prospectively compared the systemic immune and stress response of patients who underwent laparoscopic total nephrectomy (LRN) (14) and open nephrectomy (ON) (10) for renal cell carcinoma. The ON group comprised open radical (4), open total (2) and open partial (4) nephrectomy cases. Only patients with no history of cancer or autoimmune disease and American Society of Anesthesiologists score...
Objectives. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is an atypical form of chronic renal infection. The treatment of choice is open nephrectomy, which is challenging, given the extent of the disease and the not uncommon involvement of the renal hilum and contiguous structures. We compared our experience with laparoscopic nephrectomy for histologically confirmed XGP with the open approach.Methods...
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