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Study examines outcomes of open and robotic partial nephrectomy in patients with kidney tumors

For completely endophytic kidney tumors, which grow inward, both open partial nephrectomy (OPN) and robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) led to excellent patient outcomes in a recent study. When ...
Medscape

Cardiac Transplant Not Tied to Poor Kidney Surgery Outcomes

Cardiac transplant status is not significantly associated with adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients with kidney cancer ...
MedPage Today

Fewer Complications With Robotic Nephrectomy in Complex Kidney Tumors

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 ...
Benzinga.com

New Study Finds That Robotically Assisted Surgery for Kidney Cancer Increases Access to Partial Versus Radical Nephrectomy, Reducing Mortality, Renal Failure and Long-Term Costs

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, found that in terms of quality-adjusted life-years gained, the benefits of ...
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Video evaluation of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy may help assess surgical skill

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 ...