Predictors of Positive Surgical Margins after Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Localized Renal Tumors: Insights from a Large Multicenter International Prospective Observational Project (The Surface-Intermediate-Base Margin Score Consortium).
Fabrizio Di MaidaRiccardo CampiBrian R LaneOttavio De CobelliFrancesco SanguedolceGeorgios HatzichristodoulouAlessandro AntonelliAntonio Andrea GrossoSabrina NoyesOscar Rodriguez-FabaFrank X KeeleyJohan LangenhuijsenGennaro MusiTobias KlatteMarco RoscignoBulent AkdoganMaria FurlanClaudio SimeoneNihat KarakoyunluMartin MarszalekUmberto CapitanioAlessandro VolpeSabine Brookman-MayJürgen E GschwendMarc C SmaldoneRobert G UzzoAlexander KutikovAndrea Minervininull Sib International ConsortiumPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
In our experience, enucleoresection led to a higher risk of PSMs as compared to enucleation. Further studies are needed to assess the differential impacts of resection technique and surgeon's experience on margin status after robotic PN.