TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotic assisted Laparoscopic partial Nephrectomy for suspected Renal Cell Carcinoma
T2 - Retrospective review of surgical outcomes of 35 Cases
AU - Bhayani, Sam B.
AU - Das, Nitin
N1 - Funding Information:
The time to conduct this research was supported by the Midwest Stone Institute and the Washington University Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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 augment partial nephrectomy by aiding in dissection and renal reconstruction. In this communication we describe the surgical outcomes of 35 patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy. Methods. Patient records and databases were reviewed for 35 consecutive patients undergoing RPN. Clinical, pathological, and radiographic data were obtained. The data was deidentified. Results. Thirty five patients successfully underwent RPN. An additional 2 patients were converted to other nephron sparing procedures. Mean tumor size was 2.8 cm, and mean OR time was 142 minutes. Mean warm ischemia time was 20 minutes. All margins were negative. There were 4 complications, and no patients required reoperation. Conclusion. Robotic partial nephrectomy can produce excellent initial results. Further studies should be performed to compare the outcomes to laparoscopic and open operations.
AB - 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 augment partial nephrectomy by aiding in dissection and renal reconstruction. In this communication we describe the surgical outcomes of 35 patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy. Methods. Patient records and databases were reviewed for 35 consecutive patients undergoing RPN. Clinical, pathological, and radiographic data were obtained. The data was deidentified. Results. Thirty five patients successfully underwent RPN. An additional 2 patients were converted to other nephron sparing procedures. Mean tumor size was 2.8 cm, and mean OR time was 142 minutes. Mean warm ischemia time was 20 minutes. All margins were negative. There were 4 complications, and no patients required reoperation. Conclusion. Robotic partial nephrectomy can produce excellent initial results. Further studies should be performed to compare the outcomes to laparoscopic and open operations.
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U2 - 10.1186/1471-2482-8-16
DO - 10.1186/1471-2482-8-16
M3 - Article
C2 - 18816400
AN - SCOPUS:53649084942
SN - 1471-2482
VL - 8
JO - BMC Surgery
JF - BMC Surgery
M1 - 16
ER -