Safe transition from open to pure laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: Approach and results.

Introduction: Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) offers many advantages compared to open living donor nephrectomy. However, the perceived difficulty in learning LLDN has slowed its wider implementation. Herein, we describe the evolution of LLDN at a single center, emphasizing the approach and technical modifications and its impact on outcome.

Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy for benign nonfunctioning kidneys: Training and outcome.

Introduction: Between the two techniques of laparoscopic nephrectomy, retroperitoneoscopy has certain distinct advantages over transperitoneal access but may be a more difficult technique to learn. We present our experience of training novices in retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy with a good outcome, making it a standard of care for nephrectomy at our institute.

Methods: The aim of this study was to report the initial experience, learning curve, and outcome of retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy by novices under a mentored approach.

Adult Presentation of Ectopic Vas Deferens with Dysplastic Kidney.

A 24-year-old male presented with voiding lower urinary tract symptoms. On evaluation, the patient was found to have midbulbar urethral stricture and right dysplastic pelvic kidney with right vesicoureteral reflux. A micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG) shows opacification of the right vas deferens along the entire course till the testis.

Role of Vitamin C and E supplementation in reduction of serum level of renal injury marker following shock wave lithotripsy: Prospective single centre experience.

Introduction: Shock wave lithotripsy has become first line treatment modality for renal calculi due to its noninvasiveness. However, the destructive forces like dispersion of cavitation bubbles can cause trauma to thin-walled vessels and renal parenchyma during fragmentation of the stones. Antioxidants are our first line of defense against oxidative stress.

Live donor kidney transplantation in India: effects of donor and recipient age on graft survival.

Introduction: The increasing gap between demand and supply of human kidneys has resulted in the use of more expanded criteria donor organs are used. The influence of age on short- and long-term survival of renal allograft has not been well studied in Indian population.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred and seventy-eight patients were evaluated retrospectively who underwent kidney transplantation from Jan 2008 to June 2011.

Leiomyoma of the female urethra-a rare tumor: case report and review of the literature.

Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor which is rarely found in urethra. Only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of urethral leiomyoma in a twenty-seven-year-old female who presented with intermittent hematuria.

Paired exchange kidney donation in India: a five-year single-center experience.

Introduction: Paired exchange kidney donation (PKD) is an evolving strategy for overcoming the barriers that confront patients with end-stage renal disease, when the only living potential donors who are willing to donate to them are deemed to be unsuitable as donors for them owing to an incompatibility of blood type, of HLA cross-match, or of both. In the PKD, the incompatibility problems with two donor recipient pairs can be solved by exchanging donors. Although PKD is increasing worldwide, we in India have not nearly reached the estimated potential of this modality.

A comparison of the effects of diltiazem and glyceryl trinitrate ointment in the treatment of chronic anal fissure: a randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: Anal fissure is a common problem affecting all age groups with an equal incidence in both sexes. Traditional surgical treatments, like manual anal dilatation or a sphincterotomy, effectively heal most fissures within a few weeks but such procedures may result in anal incontinence. In recent years, various medical therapies have been used for the treatment of chronic anal fissure without fear of incontinence.