Transmesocolic ureteral intraperitonealization: a new approach for laparoscopic treatment of retroperitoneal fibrosis.

Introduction: Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is characterized by the presence of an inflammatory fibrotic process in the retroperitoneum causing compression of the retroperitoneal structures including the ureters. The ureterolysis is the liberation of the incarcerated portion of the ureter, from its proximal healthy portion to the distal portion, generally free of fibrosis, below the iliac vessels. We report the transmesocolic ureteral intraperitonealization as a new approach for laparoscopic treatment of RPF.

Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) sacrocolpopexy: feasibility and efficacy of knotless procedure performed with conventional instruments.

The aim of this paper was to report a case of a patient with stage IV vaginal vault prolapse treated by laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) sacrocolpopexy using an Alexis retractor and a surgical glove attached to three trocars through a 3.5-cm umbilical incision. Only conventional laparoscopic instruments were used for intrabdominal dissection of vagina and peritoneum.

Single-site video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy: initial report.

Techniques that attempt to further reduce the morbidity and improve cosmesis of laparoscopic surgery have particularly generated interest. Since its initial urologic description in 2007, there has been a surge of interest in laparoendoscopic single-site surgery, which is now an emerging technique within the field of minimally invasive urologic surgery. This report describes a preliminary experience with single-site video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy (SSVEIL) compared with conventional video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy (VEIL) on inguinal nodes management in a 45-year-old man with pT(2) grade 2 squamous cell penile carcinoma and impalpable inguinal nodes.