Kidney cancer is among the most lethal of urologic malignancies. The rising incidence of kidney cancer is attributable to greater detection of incidental small renal masses (≤4 cm) from increased use ...

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.

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 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 ...

Indian Study Group on Partial Nephrectomy (ISGPN), with scientific support from Intuitive Surgical has noted that robotic-assisted surgery improves quality of life in kidney cancer care. The analysis ...

An international study examined outcomes between a single-port (SP) versus a multi-port (MP) approach to RAPN, with a focus on elderly patients. Despite similar demographics among patients ≤64 years ...

CHI Mercy Health has added another robot to its Surgical Services options, the hospital said Wednesday. Recently, Mercy received a Davinci XI robot, which is now in service with two other robots on ...