Background: A standard of care for the treatment of small renal masses is partial nephrectomy. The open and laparoscopic approaches have been well described in the literature. Robotic assistance may ...

Open partial nephrectomy (OPN) is an established treatment option for selected patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC); a minimally invasive laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) can also be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic partial nephrectomy appeared associated with predominantly superior outcomes compared with open or ...

(HealthDay)—Compared with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, robotic partial nephrectomy is associated with a superior morbidity profile, according to a meta-analysis published in the November issue of ...

Telesurgery was as reliable as standard robotic surgery for two common urological procedures, according to a small Chinese ...

An economic analysis of axitinib and sorafenib for second-line treatment of cytokine-refractory patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in the United States (US). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

The oncologic and functional results of open partial nephrectomy (OPN) are excellent. At the same time, the morbidity associated with an open flank incision can be considerable, 4 and the chance that ...

A minimally invasive approach does not increase risk for atypical sites of kidney cancer recurrence, a recent study suggests. Partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a minimally ...

A phase II study of S-1 for the treatment of cytokine and/or tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Updated results. Background: Laparoscopic and robotic partial ...

A minimally invasive technique used to destroy kidney tumors with an electrically controlled heating probe showed similar effectiveness as surgical removal of tumors in curbing cancer recurrence rates ...

ATLANTA—The rate of perioperative blood transfusion after nephrectomy appears to be higher in general practice than the rates commonly cited in published urologic reports, researchers reported at the ...

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has been performed for >10years, but still has not gained wide popularity outside of major centers of excellence. The relative rarity of kidney cancer, combined with ...