ABSTRACT 

Giant renal cysts (more than 15 centimeters) are extremely rare, and frequently mandates surgery due to pain, and possible development of complications, laparoscopic nephrectomy after being done for the first time in 1991, gradually gained acceptance as a sufficient and safe treatment modality for benign, inflammatory, and localized malignant renal pathologies, in this manuscript we present a case of a giant multi-cystic kidney that occupied nearly all the left side of the abdomen which we removed by laparoscopic approach.

KEYWORDS

Renal cysts, laparoscopic, nephrectomy.
 

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Cite this article

Naiem, N. I. (2026). Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for a Giant Multi-cystic Kidney: Case Report and Review of Literatures. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH & MEDICAL RESEARCH, 5(11), 1193-1197. https://doi.org/10.58806/ijhmr.2026.v5i11n10