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However, while the safety of RPN has been confirmed, relative advantages with RPN when compared to LPN are unproven, 8, 22, 29, 36-41 and reported clinical outcomes are difficult to interpret in the ...

The use of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for renal mass and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is on the rise. In fact, a recent study showed that hospital-volume rates of RAPN increased by 40% ...

Background Partial nephrectomy has been increasingly recommended over radical nephrectomy for the management of small renal masses based on improved renal functional outcomes without sacrifice of ...

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 ...

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is a safe and effective approach for nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) that is capable of providing patients with excellent short-term oncologic outcomes, ...