Publications by authors named "Cheryl A Napper"
Objective: To evaluate the utility of the holmium laser for partial nephrectomy in a porcine model.
Methods: Transperitoneal lower pole laparoscopic partial nephrectomy was performed in 5 farm pigs. All animals underwent a left-sided laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and were kept alive for 2 weeks (survival group).
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of interstitial laser coagulation (ILC), applied via a laparoscopic approach, with and without hilar occlusion in the porcine model.
Materials And Methods: In nine female farm pigs, bilateral renal mobilization was performed via a transperitoneal laparoscopic approach. Using a 600- micro m bare-tip silicon diode laser fiber inserted 0.
Purpose: We compared experimental renal lesions created with temperature-based or impedance-based radiofrequency (RF) generators using normal renal parenchyma in an animal model with protocols recommended by the manufacturer.
Materials And Methods: Bilateral renal mobilization was completed in seven farm pigs in preparation for RF ablation, and the tines of each RF probe were expanded to a 2-cm diameter. Pigs were sacrificed immediately (N = 3) or at 24 hours (N = 4) after treatment.
Objectives: To assess feasibility of laparoscopic nephrectomy completed entirely by way of the vagina in the porcine model.
Methods: Six transvaginal laparoscopic nephrectomies were performed in female farm pigs. Two acute and two 1-week survival animals were used for the study.