Kidney cancer is among the most lethal of urologic malignancies. The rising incidence of kidney cancer is attributable to greater detection of incidental small renal masses (≤4 cm) from increased use ...

Table 1. Metric comparison between robotic and laparoscopic donor nephrectomy approaches.

Robotic PN was associated with significantly lower rates of complications, cancer recurrence, and mortality compared with open and laparoscopic PN. Robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) results in most ...

Introduction Kidney cancer, particularly renal cell carcinoma (RCC), accounts for nearly 3-5 per cent of all adult cancers worldwide, with over 430,000 new cases diagnosed annually. In India alone, ...

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 ...

Surgeons at Tygerberg Hospital achieved a South African first by performing a robotic donor nephrectomy, safely removing a healthy kidney for transplant.

In the past 20 years, minimally invasive surgery has become the standard, Dr. Zhang began. Robotics now propels us into a new age of development, with three-dimensional vision and complete freedom of ...

Robotic nephrectomy is a feasible, safe and oncologically effective surgical treatment for clinically localized RCC. However, current literature does not provide any advantage for RRN if compared to ...

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 ...

Tygerberg Hospital makes history with South Africa's first robotic-assisted kidney donation, revolutionising organ ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Medical advancements are revolutionizing hospital operating rooms, with robots playing a crucial role in surgeries. In the Capital Region, a heartwarming story unfolds as two ...

Robotic surgery technology has been used to remove a donor kidney at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, marking an advancement ...