Abstract
Since its inception in June 1990, laparoscopic radical/total nephrectomy for renal tumor has been successfully applied worldwide to hundreds of patients. Recent 5-year follow-up data have shown this procedure to produce cancer control identical to that of open radical/total nephrectomy. Although in most centers the cost of the procedure remains higher than open surgery, the patient benefits of decreased pain, reduced hospitalization, less blood loss, and more rapid convalescence appear to be universal. At this time, we believe that laparoscopic radical/total nephrectomy for the treatment of renal tumors should become the new standard of care.
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