THE FUTURE OF LAPAROSCOPY IN UROLOGY

Laparoscopy has not changed urological techniques as radically as coul d be supposed, as only 17% of urological techniques are performed by l aparoscopy instead of the predicted 70%. However, this limited proport ion corresponds to 30 % of urological operating time. The author propo ses a combination of open surgery and laparoscopy in certain cases. La paroscopy is responsible for lower blood loss, less postoperative pain , a shorter hospital stay and a very small scar wich account for its p opularity among patients. A rational combination of laparoscopy, endos copy an open surgery to treat urological diseases should be developed in the future.