Vascular and bowel complications during retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery.

Purpose: We report on vascular and bowel complications during major retroperitoneal laparoscopic renal and adrenal surgery.

Materials And Methods: A total of 404 patients underwent retroperitoneoscopy for various renal and adrenal pathology between July 1997 and February 2001. The occurrence of intraoperative vascular and bowel injuries, specific intraoperative circumstances, management techniques and outcomes were evaluated.