Tag: hand assist nephrectomy

  • Surgeon hand pain during laparoscopic kidney removal

    UroToday – Hand Pain during Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy- An Ischemic Event? One of my reasons for telling visiting urologists that I prefer robotic kidney surgery to laparoscopy is how much better I feel physically during a robotic vs. a laparoscopic surgery. This abstract discusses the pain encountered by urologists during hand assist nephrectomies. I agree…