Comparison between Retroperitoneal and Transperitoneal Approaches in the Laparoscopic Treatment of Bosniak Type I Renal Cysts: A Retrospective Study.

Purpose: We retrospectively compared laparoscopic transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches for the decor­tication of simple renal cysts with respect to safety, postoperative pain, and clinical results.

Materials And Methods: The study included 40 patients (28 males and 12 females) with symptomatic simple renal cysts and who underwent laparoscopic cyst decortication, and they were evaluated retrospectively. Patients' age, gender, disease-specific history, comorbid disease and family history, in general and urological and phys­ical examination findings were recorded.