Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic partial nephrectomy appeared associated with predominantly superior outcomes compared with open or ...

Renal transplantation is the best long-term treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease. Unfortunately, there is a large disparity between the number of patients waiting for a kidney ...

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has been performed for >10years, but still has not gained wide popularity outside of major centers of excellence. The relative rarity of kidney cancer, combined with ...

Background. A 57-year-old woman presented to the emergency department at a community hospital with a 2-month history of fatigue and right-sided flank and abdominal pain. Noncontrast CT of the abdomen ...

Two studies compare certain outcomes of robotic-assisted vs. laparoscopic surgery for kidney removal or rectal cancer. Two studies published by JAMA compare certain outcomes of robotic-assisted vs ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 15, 2011)––New techniques in science and technology allow the medical community to continually improve patient care and experience, but as these new procedures are introduced, ...

Background: Standard methods for assessment of organ viability during surgery are typically limited to visual cues and tactile feedback in open surgery. However, during laparoscopic surgery, these ...

Large renal tumors can be removed safely and effectively with laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN), a study shows. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., reviewed 96 LN cases ...

The cumulative incidence of scrotal surgery over 20 years was 13.8% and 0.7% in donors and nondonors, respectively. HealthDay News — For male living kidney donors, laparoscopic nephrectomy is ...

Two studies published by JAMA compare certain outcomes of robotic-assisted vs laparoscopic surgery for kidney removal or rectal cancer. In one study, In Gab Jeong, M.D., Ph.D., of the Stanford ...