The probability of surgical success with telesurgery for radical prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy for small renal masses was non-inferior to local robotic surgery in a small randomized trial. The ...

University of Iowa Health Care transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany recently performed the first robotic living donor ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adding belzutifan to pembrolizumab after kidney cancer surgery cuts recurrence risk by 28%, helping high-risk patients stay ...

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 ...

A large national study in Denmark following nearly 1,900 patients over almost a decade has found that a minimally invasive ...

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 ...

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 ...

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