Advances in Urology

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Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy and Management of the Distal Ureter: A Review of Current Techniques and Outcomes

Table 1

Perioperative characteristics of LPN versus ONU cases. CR, conventional retroperitoneal; CT, conventional transperitoneal; HAT, hand-assisted transperitoneal; NL, not listed; ONU, open nephroureterectomy.


Author	Surgery	Number	High grade (%)	OR duration (min)	Blood loss (min)	Conversion (%)	Complication (%)	Hospital days

Muntener et al. [8]	CT	39	31 (80)	312	300	4 (10)	12 (31)	4

Schatteman et al. [9]	CT	100	48 (48)	192	234	7 (7)	19 (19)	10

Rouprêt et al. [10]	CT	20	8 (40)	165	275	1 (5)	3 (15)	4
Rouprêt et al. [10]	ONU	26	19 (73)	155	338	—	4 (15)	9

Okegawa et al. [11]	CR	25	6 (24)	299	258	1 (4)	4 (16)	11
Okegawa et al. [11]	ONU	23	7 (30)	313	403	—	3 (13)	13

Tsujihata et al. [12]	CR	25	5 (20)	306	322	0 (0)	0 (0)	2
Tsujihata et al. [12]	ONU	24	12 (50)	271	558	—	0 (0)	4

Taweemonkongsap et al. [13]	CR	31	13 (42)	259	289	0 (0)	2 (6)	9.3
Taweemonkongsap et al. [13]	ONU	29	19 (66)	191	314	—	2 (7)	8.7

Chung et al. [14]	HAT	39	16 (41)	233	183	0 (0)	5 (13)	7
Chung et al. [14]	ONU	36	15 (42)	220	422	—	3 (8)	9

Raman et al. [15]	HAT	38	15 (40)	244	191	0 (0)	4 (11)	5
Raman et al. [15]	ONU	52	19 (37)	243	478	—	2 (4)	7

Wolf et al. [16]	HAT	53	26 (49)	279	330	1 (2)	20 (37)	4

Cannon et al. [17]	HAT	34	NL	317	252	0 (0)	9 (26)	8

Chung et al. [18]	HAR	25	11 (44)	252	212	0 (0)	3 (12)	6.5
Chung et al. [18]	ONU	41	17 (41)	212	408	—	3 (7)	9

Nakashima et al. [19]	HAR	36	18 (50)	395	497	1 (3)	11 (31)	18.8
Nakashima et al. [19]	ONU	37	13 (35)	289	296	—	2 (5)	19.1