Luca Pio

Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Publications

• 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= 0.2.. View More»
  

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