Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in contemporary practice

Laparoscopic renal surgery is associated with reduced blood loss, shorter hospital stay, enhanced cosmesis, and more rapid convalescence relative to open renal surgery. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy is a minimally invasive, nephron-sparing alternative to laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for the...

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Main Authors: Youssef S. Tanagho, Sam B. Bhayani, Robert S. Figenshau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2012.00213/full