ArticleWorld journal of urology2019
Robotic versus laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: a large multi-institutional analysis (ROSULA Collaborative Group).
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- Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Robot-Assisted vs. Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Pooled it
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- Comparative analysis of Robotic-Assisted, Laparoscopic, and open radical nephrectomy: Utilization, Costs, and clinical outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
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- Comparison of outcomes between single-port and multi-port robotic radical nephrectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Open versus Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy: Trends and Outcomes from a Wide National Population-Based Database.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Healthcare Resource Utilization After Surgical Treatment of Cancer: Value of Minimally Invasive Surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Superior Mesenteric Artery Injury During Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: A Robotic Nightmare.European urology open science · 2022Article
- Retrospective Comparison of Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Non-Donor Patients Undergoing Radical Nephrectomy Using One of Two Different Linear Stapler Technologies for Transection of the Renal Vessels: Fixed-Height Gripping Surface Reloads vs Variable-Height Reloads.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the outcomes of robotic radical nephrectomy (RRN) to those of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) for large renal masses.
methodsThis was a retrospective analysis of RRN and LRN cases performed for large (≥ cT2) renal masses from 2004 to 2017 and collected in the multi-institutional international database (ROSULA: RObotic SUrgery for LArge renal masses). Peri-operative, functional, and oncologic outcomes were compared between each approach. Descriptive analyses were performed and presented as medians with interquartile ranges. Inverse probability of treatment weighting-adjusted multivariable analyses were used to identify predictors of peri-operative complications. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression models were used to assess survival outcomes.
resultsA total of 941 patients (RRN = 404, LRN = 537) were identified. There was no difference in terms of gender, age, and clinical tumor size. Over the study period, RRN had an annual increase of 11.75% (95% CI [7.34, 17.01] p < 0.001) and LRN had an annual decline of 5.39% (95% CI [-6.94, -3.86] p < 0.001). Patients undergoing RRN had higher BMI (27.6 [IQR 24.8-31.1] vs. 26.5 [24.1-30.0] kg/m
conclusionsThis study represents the largest known multi-center comparison between RRN and LRN. The two procedures seem to offer similar peri-operative outcomes. Notably, RRN has been increasingly utilized, especially in the setting of more advanced and surgically challenging disease without increasing the risk of peri-operative complications.
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