Advantages and Short-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic-Assisted Renal Surgery in Elderly Patients.

Objective: To compare the perioperative results of adult and elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic renal surgery.

Methodology: Retrospective, analytical study. 448 who underwent kidney surgery for benign or malignant pathologies between 2011-2019 were included in the General Hospital of Mexico "Dr.

[Comparison of results of open simple nephrectomy secondary to lithiasis in patients with and without nephrostomy].

Background: Simple nephrectomy is the procedure of choice in the treatment of excluded kidneys. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare surgical results in open simple retroperitoneal nephrectomies in patients with and without nephrostomy.

Methodology: 58 patients were analyzed.

Treatment of reno-ureteral colic by twelfth intercostal nerve block with lidocaine versus intramuscular diclofenac.

Introduction And Objective: Renal colic is one of the most intense pains known to humans. Standard treatment usually consists of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opiates, but they do not always provide optimum efficacy and speed in relieving the pain. For more than 25 years, our hospital has been employing twelfth subcostal nerve block.