1. LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY IN MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENT

2. Dr. Anmar Nassir, FRCS(C) Fellowship in Andrology (U of Ottawa) Fellowship in EndoUrology and Laparoscopy (McMaster Univ) Chairman, Department of Surgery Umm Al-Qura Univ Consultant Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah

5. Our data suggests that, similar to “standard” pt, MO pts benefit from 1.reduced amount of post operative pain medication, 2.low blood loss, 3.decreased risk of post-operative pulmonary atelectasis 4.short hospital stay with the laparoscopic approach.

6. Conclusions : Laparoscopic transperitoneal renal surgery is technically more difficult but is a feasible, effective, minimally invasive method of removing renal malignancies in morbidly obese patients. It offers a decreased respiratory and cardiac morbidity in this higher risk population. This study showed a comparable complication profile to standard patients.