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Surgical Anatomy of Kidneys and Adrenals

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In this chapter, surgical anatomy of kidneys and adrenals is described in detail. Their anatomical relationships and preoperative evaluation of retroperitoneal anatomy are illustrated for providing anatomic information necessary to plan the surgical procedure. This evaluation is crucial, in robotic surgery, for detecting vascular anomalies and helps the surgeon to easier dissect atypical renal or adrenal vessels. We also describe the practical surgical options of dissection to give to the operator the capacity to anticipate difficulties and overcome them.

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Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment to Dr. Al Said B. for the anatomical illustrations and Dr. Hubert N. for the preoperative pictures.

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  1. Department of Urology, Nancy-Brabois University Hospital, Allée du Morvan, 545111, Vandœuvre les Nancy, France

    Ibrahim M. Karam & Jacques Hubert

  2. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nancy, 9 Av de la Forêt de Haye, 54500, Vandœuvre les Nancy, France

    Ibrahim M. Karam

  3. Department of Radiology, Nancy-Brabois University Hospital, Allée du Morvan, 545111, Vandœuvre les Nancy, France

    Alexandre Oliver

  4. INSERM-IADI (U947), Allée du Morvan, 54511, Vandœuvre les Nancy, France

    Jacques Hubert

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  1. Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

    Hubert John

  2. Department of Urology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Peter Wiklund

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Karam, I.M., Oliver, A., Hubert, J. (2018). Surgical Anatomy of Kidneys and Adrenals. In: John, H., Wiklund, P. (eds) Robotic Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65864-3_4

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