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Laparoscopic versus open nephrectomy for xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: An outcome analysis

CONTEXT: Current literature suggests that laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) in patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is associated with high conversion and complication rate. AIMS: To report contemporary outcome of patients with XGP, managed with either open nephrectomy (ON) or LN. SETT...

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Autores principales: Shah, Kartik J., Ganpule, Arvind P., Kurien, Abraham, Muthu, Veeramani, Sabnis, Ravindra B., Desai, Mahesh R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22279311
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-1591.91434