Robotic nephrectomy is a feasible, safe and oncologically effective surgical treatment for clinically localized RCC. However, current literature does not provide any advantage for RRN if compared to ...

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 ...

Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) led to a lower rate of complications compared with open partial nephrectomy (OPN) in patients with intermediate- or high-complexity kidney tumors, the ...

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 ...

Conventional absolute indications for PN include bilateral tumors, renal insufficiency, or a solitary functional kidney. 11 Indications for NSS have evolved to encompass the majority of tumors <4 cm ...

Positive surgical margins in patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy for renal tumors are associated with adverse oncologic outcomes, a study revealed. Positive surgical margins (PSMs) on ...

The prognostic value of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored 80 kD protein (GPI-80) positive myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in peripheral blood of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) ...

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 ...

Hypertension in patients treated with VEGF TKIs: A comprehensive, up-to-date systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual ...

PEABODY, Mass., June 23, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BK Medical, a wholly owned subsidiary of Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), will showcase its new Advanced Robotic Ultrasound Technology™ (ART™), the ...