Our Initial Laparoscopy Surgery Experiences in Urinary System: 97 Cases

Abstract:

Objective: Our objective in this study was to present our four years of experience in laparoscopic surgery for urinary system accompanied by literature.

Material and Methods: Between January 2014 and October 2018, laparoscopic surgical intervention was made on urinary system for 97 patients in our clinic. 54 patients had right and 42 patients had left laparoscopic surgical intervention and 1 patient had radical prostatectomy. Patients were retrospectively examined for operation duration, average blood loss, intraoperative and postoperative complications, hospitalization duration and drain installation time after separating into two groups as right and left.

Results.

Average age of the patients was 44(16-67). Male/Female rate was 54/43. Apart from radical prostatectomy, 54 patients had right and 42 patients had left kidney laparoscopic surgical intervention. Average operation duration was 145 (40-210) minutes, average drain removal time was 3.1 (1-10) days, hospitalization duration was 3.4 (1-14) days and bleeding amount was 150(20-500) cc in all interventions. Lengthened urinary drainage was observed from the drain in one patient who had pyelolithotomy and one patient who had radical prostatectomy. When all interventions were considered, the average complication ratio was found 5.1%. No differences were observed in the parameters compared among right and left laparoscopic surgery interventions.

Conclusion: For a surgeon in the first learning phase of laparoscopy, choosing relatively simpler procedures in the beginning but passing to more complex operations without much delay may quickly shorten the learning phase. Through the selection of suitable patients and adequate equipment, laparoscopic surgery can also be applied safely in peripheral centers.