OrIGInAL ArTICLE Experience in laparoscopic nephrectomy at the Hospital Central

nephrectomy; radical laparoscopic nephrectomy; Simple laparoscopic nephrectomy; Mexico. Background: Laparoscopic renal surgery has become a practical and accepted alternative for treating complex surgical urologic diseases. The lumboscopic and transperitoneal approaches are used in confined renal tumor and hypofunctioning renal pathology as an alternative to open surgery, demonstrating lower morbidity and mortality and the same long-term oncologic result. Aims: To describe our experience in simple, partial, and radical laparoscopic nephrectomy, commenting on the indications for surgical treatment and perioperative comorbidities, surgery duration, blood loss, and hospital stay. Material and methods: This is a descriptive, retrospective study whose time frame was August 2009 to August 2011 and included a total of 43 patients (25 women and 18 men). Twenty-si