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 ...

A transplant surgeon at the University of Iowa Health Care performed the first robotic surgery for a living kidney donation.

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 ...

The researchers found that preoperative hypertension, dialysis, and steroid use were most common. HealthDay News – Major complications occur in 7.0% of patients undergoing nephrectomy with a diagnosis ...

PN and RFA offer similar survival for cT1a RCC tumors ≤2 cm, but PN is superior for larger tumors. RFA may be considered for elderly patients with comorbidities, especially for tumors ≤2 cm. PN ...

Deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy is associated with better survival compared with upfront surgery, including among fit patients receiving immunotherapy. Deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) may ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A fully automated artificial intelligence approach predicted post-nephrectomy glomerular ...

USA: Researchers have found in a new study that acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication following radical nephrectomy with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy. The majority of AKI cases ...