Open versus robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: A longitudinal comparison of 880 patients over 10 years.

Philip ZeuschnerLeonie GreguletzIrmengard MeyerJohannes LinxweilerMartin JanssenGudrun WagenpfeilStefan WagenpfeilStefan SiemerMichael StöckleMatthias Saar

Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2020)

In one of the largest monocentric cohorts over more than 10 years, RAPN was found to be superior to OPN. However, not all advantages of RAPN are immediate because a learning curve must be passed.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
clinical evaluation