A Pfannenstiel single-site nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy: a practical application of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery.

Objectives: To present the initial clinical experience with laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) radical nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy performed completely through a Pfannenstiel incision.

Methods: Two patients underwent a single-site nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy for the diagnosis of an enhancing renal parenchymal mass and a renal pelvic mass, respectively. In both cases, a 7.

Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) nephrectomy through a Pfannenstiel incision: porcine model.

Purpose And Objective: Laparoscopic nephrectomy has become a standard of care for localized renal tumors. Several groups have demonstrated single-incision laparoscopic nephrectomy performed completely through the extraction site, including transumbilical, paramedian, and transvaginal incisions. The Pfannenstiel incision is a commonly used extraction site after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.

Rings and things on upper extremity radiographs of emergency patients.

Rings, intravenous lines, and other objects on the injured upper extremities of trauma patients are frequently overlooked by radiology and emergency department (ED) personnel. This can impair proper radiologic evaluation of the injured extremity as well as negatively affect the quality of the patient's treatment. A 1-week sample of radiographs of injured upper extremities from the ED of University Medical Center (UMC), Tucson, Arizona, showed that 20% of the studies (19 of 95) contained at least one object on the injured upper extremity, but only one radiology report (1.