Does hand-assisted laparoscopy confer equal efficacy in simple and radical nephrectomy?
HALSN may be associated with similar operative times and length of postoperative hospital stay as well as comparable complication rates compared to HALRN.
SAT rather than VAT was inversely associated with adiponectin levels, and, interestingly, fat on the lower extremities was positively associated with adiponectin. Focusing on insulin resistance, SAT rather than VAT and TFA independently predicted a higher HOMA-IR. The observation that adiponectin was independently associated with lower HOMA-IR must be repeated in other populations.