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Objectives: To report our initial experience with laparoscopic Boari flap ureteral reimplantation and to review the main technical elements in ureteral reconstructive surgery., Methods: In a 10-year period we performed 23 laparoscopic ureteral reimplantations. Three cases required a Boari flap. Two patients presented ureteral stenosis above the iliac vessels and the third one a urothelial tumor of the pelvic ureter., Results: Two cases were completed laparoscopically; the third one was electively converted to open surgery to avoid prolonged OR time. Mean operative time was 276 minutes (270-290 min). There were no intraoperative complications. Mean hospital stay was 6.6 days. One patient presented postoperative UTI (Clavien 2). One patient developed with history of sever arteriopathy and aortorenal by pass developed ureteral stenosis proximal to the ureteral reimplantation eight months after the operation., Conclusions: Laparoscopic Boari flap ureteral reimplantation is an affective technique for ureteral reconstruction, safe and reproducible, reserved for cases of ureteral pathology in which the distance to bridge between the bladder and the ureteral stump is long.

Introduction: It's been demonstrated laparoscopic access determines a lower surgical stress, by measurement of several markers as different interleuquines (IL) or C-reactive protein (CRP). Endothelin 1 (ET-1) is a powerful vasoconstrictor produced in renal endothelium scarcely studied in laparoscopy. The objective of this study is to analyze immune response during laparoscopic and open donor nephrectomy, in a porcine experimental model by means of measuring IL-2, 10, tumoral necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), CRP and ET-1., Methods: Twenty pigs underwent left nephrectomy, 10 by laparoscopy and 10 by open approach in an experimental model. Both groups were monitorized IL-2, 10, TNF alpha, ET-1 at basal, immediately post surgery, first, third, fifth and seventh days after procedure., Results: The comparative analysis between groups demonstrated a significant increase in levels of CRP (1.44+/-0.88 vs 1.32+/-0.14 mg/dl, p=0.046), TNF alpha (131.14+/-41.37 vs 57.19+/-23.71 pg/ml, p>0.001) and ET-1 (0.91+/-0.49 vs 0.56+/-0.5 fmol/ml, p=0.001) of open nephrectomy group, as a higher levels of IL-2 in laparoscopic group., Conclusions: Open donor nephrectomy determines a higher immune response than laparoscopic approach. The importance of this fact over the ischemia-reperfusion syndrome or the immediate function of graft is not clearly established.

Objectives: To analyze the modifications induced by laparoscopic and open nephrectomies in living donor transplantation on cytokines, to evaluate operative trauma of different surgical techniques and the influence on ischemia/reperfusion syndrome and renal function., Methods: Thirty pigs underwent left nephrectomy, 15 by laparoscopy and 15 by open approach in an experimental autotransplantation model., Results: Serum level of IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) were lower during laparoscopic than open nephrectomy: 6.8 +/- 0.6 vs 13.9 +/- 1.1 pg/ml for IL-2, 46.2 +/- 2.3 vs 84.4 +/- 2.5 pg/ml for IL-6, 26.1 +/- 2.4 vs 92.8 +/- 12.6 pg/ml for IL-10, and 17.6 +/- 2.1 vs 38.5 +/- 4.8 pg/ml for TNF. There was no association between renal blood flow (RBF) and cytokines levels during nephrectomy: IL-2 (p = 0.498), IL-6 (p = 0.117), IL-10 (p = 0.081) y TNF (p = 0.644). However, there was correlation between IL-10 and the decrease of RBF after transplantation: (R2 0.48; p = 0.02). Initial serum creatinine levels were correlated with RBF and IL-2 levels during nephrectomy (R = 0.831, R2 = 0.691, p = 0.025), and postransplantation RBF (R = 0.784, R2 = 0.614, p < 0.0001). Seventh day creatinine levels were correlated with postransplantation RBF (R = 0.537, R2 = 0.289, p = 0.002) and IL-2 levels during nephrectomy (R = 0.685, R2 = 0.469, p = 0.015)., Conclusions: Cytokine levels were higher during the open approach than laparoscopic procedure. High levels of RBF during nephrectomy and transplantation improve early graft function while low levels of RBF and high levels ol IL-2 during nephrectomy induce delayed graft function.

Objectives: It has been demonstrated that abdominal high-pressure and the use of CO2 pneumoperitoneum induce changes of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, attributable to two factors: changes of the cardiac output (CO) and hypercarbia. Other modifications derived from these facts include changes of the systemic vascular resistances (SVR), blood pressure (BP), central venous pressure (CVP), vascular changes like modifications of the renal blood flow (RBF), carotid flow (CF), portal flow, and hepatic artery flow (HAF). Our objective is to analyze the hemodynamic modifications induced by pneumoperitoneum on renal blood flow, carotid flow, portal flow and hepatic artery flow in a porcine experimental model., Methods: We compared two groups of pigs: CONTROL group (n = 10) and LAPAROSCOPIC group (n = 10), undergoing open or laparoscopic nephrectomy respectively. In every case, catheters were inserted into the right external jugular vein and femoral artery and cardiac output, CVP, blood pressure and systemic vascular resistances (calculated as RVS = (BP/CVP)x 80/CO); these measurements were taken at the following times: baseline, 5, 30, 60 min. and postoperatively. Renal blood flow, carotid flow, portal flow and hepatic artery flow were registered by means of an electromagnetic probe around the vessel 30 minutes after the start of surgery., Results: Comparative analysis shows: an increase of cardiac output in the laparoscopic group, the difference which was maximal at 30 minutes (4.33 + 0.73 vs. 8 .54 + 1.26 l/min., p < 0.,001); a descent of the systemic vascular resistances (1118.81 + 302.52 vs. 663.37 + 81.45 dynes .s.cm5, p < 0.001) and an increase of blood pressure (66.5 + 11.52 vs. 80.25 + 2.49 mm Hg in the laparoscopic group. Flow analysis showed an increase of the carotid artery flow (125.73 + 41.69 vs. 291.7 + 51.52 ml/min., p < 0.001) and a decrease of portal flow (973.67 + 131.70 vs. 546.83 + 217.53 ml/min., p = 0.001) and hepatic artery flow (278.00 + 94.71 vs. 133.33 + 112.32 ml/min., p = 0.03) in the laparoscopic group. There were no significant differences in renal blood flow with the volume expansion used., Conclusions: Laparoscopic nephrectomy conditions an increase of carotid flow, probably secondary to the increase of cardiac output, and also a diminishment of hepatic perfusion, both arterial and portal. Nevertheless, volume expansion and the limitation of intra-abdominal pressure to 12 mm Hg enable to maintain similar renal blood flow in both groups.