Rascón-Martínez DM

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ABSTRACT

Lumboscopic nephrectomy has become the standard surgical approach in many surgical treatment centers for renal tumours as well as other pathologies. Studies comparing open and laparoscopic nephrectomy reported that laparoscopic technique facilitated a faster recovery with lower peri-operative morbidity, lower blood loss, and produced less pain. However, some patients undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomy still experienced postoperative pain requiring parenteral opioids. Due to the surgical approach is often lumboscopic, the distension and pain at the inner surgical site, laparoscopic port sites and incision, organ nociception, and ureteric colic together with urinary tract discomfort associated with urinary catheter contributed to the postoperative pain. So even though this surgery has become less invasive, pain is reported from moderate to intense (visit http://www.painoutmexico.com to see the full article and recommendations).