Trends and safety of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy during the initial 2-year period after government approval in Japan: A nationwide database study from 2016 to 2018.

Journal: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the trends and safety of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy during the initial 2-year period after government approval for this type of procedure in April 2016.

Authors

  • Minato Yokoyama
    Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Junichiro Ishioka
    Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Mikayo Toba
    Quality Management Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and.
  • Hiroshi Fukushima
    Departments of 1Urology and.
  • Hajime Tanaka
    Departments of 1Urology and.
  • Soichiro Yoshida
    Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yoh Matsuoka
    Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. yoh-m.uro@tmd.ac.jp.
  • Masumi Ai
    Insured Medical Care Management, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
  • Kiyohide Fushimi
    Department of Health Care Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yasuhisa Fujii
    Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan. y-fujii.uro@tmd.ac.jp.