"Urological Surgery Through Lumboscopic Access, What’s New?"

Abstract

Background: Retroperitoneal cysts are thought to be benign tumors of the retroperitoneum. To date, it is known that the treatment of choice for retroperitoneal cysts continues to be surgery or surgical excision of the cyst. Another of the urological conditions that require surgical intervention is the renal cyst as well as the ureteral lithiasis. Methodology: A systematic review was carried out in various databases from January 2015 to July 2022; the search and selection of articles was carried out in journals indexed in English. Results: The prioritization of surgeries that occurred in the COVID-19 pandemic are bladder cancer surgery, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, among others. The lumboscopic approach had its indications since 1999. At present, the lumboscopic approach has many therapeutic indications for various diagnoses, the most frequent being retroperitoneal cysts, renal cysts and ureteral lithiasis. Conclusion: This review offers updated and detailed information on the benefits of the lumboscopic approach in urological surgeries, as well as reporting on the possible prioritization of urological surgeries in cases that require it, such as in this COVID-19 pandemic.