Pre‐gerotal fat patch—A novel alternative to haemostatic agents during partial nephrectomy
Brennan Timm,
Alice Thomson,
Damien Bolton
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine if using a pre‐gerotal fat patch at open partial nephrectomy (PN) as a haemostatic bolster is a viable alternative to using synthetic haemostatic agents.Materials and methodsHuman Research Ethics Committee approval was obtained for audit of a prospectively kept database from July 2012 to July 2021, which followed outcomes of patients who received a low‐tension pre‐gerotal fat patch renorrhaphy at open PN. Patient demographics, intraoperative measures, histological outcome… Show more
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