ENDOUROLOGIST AT WORK - LAPAROSCOPIC PLACEMENT OF DRAINS AFTER NEPHRECTOMY

The exact indications and ideal candidates for laparoscopic nephrectom y are yet to be identified. Occasionally, urologists might drain the r enal fossa, depending on the pathogenesis of the renal disease prompti ng the nephrectomy, as with chronic infection. The authors describe a technique of placing a closed drainage system under full view with ins ufflation after laparoscopic nephrectomy. No additional stab wounds ar e necessary.