Original Research Article
Laparoscopic versus open radical nephrectomy in T2 renal cell carcinoma: A randomized control trial
Author(s): Tarek M. Zaghloul*, Hatem Aboulkassem, Rasha Mahmoud Allam, Luca Pio, Ayatullah G Mostafa, Amr Mounir Selim, Waleed Mohamed Fadlalla and Ashraf S. Zaghloul
Background: Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy (LRN) is the standard for treating patients with T1 Renal Cell
Carcinoma (RCC) who are not candidates for nephron-sparing surgery. However, LRN is still considered controversial
in patients with T2 tumors. The aim of the study was to compare the surgical and oncologic outcomes of LRN vs
Open Radical Nephrectomy (ORN) in T2 RCC.
Material and Methods: Herein, 56 T2 patients with RCC were prospectively randomized to LRN or conventional
ORN. The operative time, blood loss, perioperative complications, duration of hospital stay, postoperative pain
score and duration, analgesic consumption, and short-term oncologic results were carefully reported.
Results: Demographic data including age, gender, weight, height and BMI were similar for both arms with p values=
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