Laparoscopic nephrectomy: advantages of technique in infants and newborns.

Unlabelled: In spite of the appearance of new instruments, equipment, and new surgical techniques, the amount of laparoscopic procedures in newborns and infants remains limited. Nevertheless, some advantages of the laparoscopic nephrectomy technique in infants, which we present in this article allow us to recommend this approach as the method of choice in some renal pathologies in infants and newborns.

Materials And Methods: During the last 2 years of using laparoscopy, we removed 9 multicystic dysplastic kidneys.