Objectives: To propose relaparoscopy as a feasible diagnostic tool and an efficient treatment in early abdominal complications after urologic laparoscopic procedures in selected patients that require surgical intervention.
Methods: Between January 2008 and April 2011, a total of 246 laparoscopic urologic procedures were performed at our institution. There were 81 radical nephrectomies (33%), 46 radical prostatectomies (19%), 31 pyeloplasties (13%), 28 partial nephrectomies (11%), 6 radical cystectomies (2%) and 54 miscellaneous (22%).