Celia A, Del Biondo D, Zaccolini G, Breda G
Department of Urology, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Italy.
Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2010 Sep;62(3):327-30.
The increasing use of laparoscopy as first line surgical choice turned the iatrogenic diaphragmatic injury during transperitoneal nephrectomy from an unfrequent complication into a potential risk. We report the laparoscopic management of a iatrogenic diaphragmatic injury during a laparoscopic transperitoneal nephrectomy in a 66-year-old woman with a xantogranulomatous pyelonephritis due to an infected Staghorn stone.
