Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy is an emerging technique that potentially provides advantages over conventional laparoscopic approaches. A retrospective multi-institutional study suggests that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lower rates of adverse outcomes were linked to higher technical skill Surgeons with higher scores had lower ...

In patients with small (≤4 cm) renal tumors, nephron-sparing partial nephrectomy, performed either as open surgery or as a laparoscopic procedure, has shown at least equivalent oncologic outcomes to ...

Surgeons with greater skill in RAPN upon evaluation had lower rates of extended hospital stay, estimated blood loss, positive surgical margins, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions.

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is a safe and effective approach for nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) that is capable of providing patients with excellent short-term oncologic outcomes, ...

In the treatment of small renal masses, robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) has a superior morbidity profile compared with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN), according to an updated meta-analysis ...