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We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy using a retroperitoneal or transperitoneal approach at National Taiwan University Hospital. Early postsurgical pain scores and the amount of morphine equivalents consumed were evaluated. From July 2001 to June 2005, a total of 96 patients who underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic...