Transureteral Saline Perfusion to Obtain Renal Hypothermia: Potential Application in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy

摘要

Background:Partial nephrectomy for resection of renal tumors often requires renal artery clamping and external renal cooling using ice-slush. Laparoscopic surgery precludes traditional ice-slush cooling. To facilitate renal cooling during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, we investigated a method of intrarenal cooling by retrograde transureteral iced saline perfusion.