Perioperative and long-term renal functional outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a multicenter matched-pair comparison.

Journal: World journal of urology
Published Date: Jan 14, 2015

Abstract

PURPOSE: We compared perioperative and long-term renal functional outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for small renal masses.

Authors

  • Jeong Ho Kim
    Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
  • Yong Hyun Park
    Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
  • Yong June Kim
    Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
  • Seok Ho Kang
    Department of Urology, Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Seok Soo Byun
    Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
  • Cheol Kwak
    Department of Urology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Sung Hoo Hong
    Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. toomey@catholic.ac.kr.

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