A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparison of Outcomes of Robot-Assisted versus Open Partial Nephrectomy in Clinical T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.

Journal: Urologia internationalis
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) has been increasingly used for renal cell carcinoma in recent years. But the advantages of RARN over open partial nephrectomy (OPN) are still controversial.

Authors

  • Yixiu Ni
    Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital (Jiande Branch), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China.
  • Xiaohua Yang
    Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital (Jiande Branch), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China.