TY - JOUR
T1 - Partial nephrectomy for renal carcinoma
AU - Kobayashi, Yasuyuki
AU - Uehara, Shinya
AU - Watanabe, Toyohiko
AU - Saika, Takashi
AU - Nasu, Yasutomo
AU - Kumon, Hiromi
PY - 2011/2/20
Y1 - 2011/2/20
N2 - Prevalent use of cross-sectional imaging has led to a manifest increase in the number of newly diagnosed, radiographically enhanced small renal masses. Partial nephrectomy (PN) is the standard care for small renal tumors. Some investigators have reported that PN has been associated with a better overall survival when compared to radical nephrectomy (RN). Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) is an increasingly performed, minimally invasive alternative to OPN. LPN offers the advantages of reduced operative time, decreased operative blood loss and a shorter hospital stay. However, LPN is a technically challenging procedure that requires advanced laparoscopic skills. In an attempt to shorten the considerable learning curve associated with LPN, to ease surgeon fatigue, and to further expand the indications set for LPN, robotic partial nephrectomy has been introduced.
AB - Prevalent use of cross-sectional imaging has led to a manifest increase in the number of newly diagnosed, radiographically enhanced small renal masses. Partial nephrectomy (PN) is the standard care for small renal tumors. Some investigators have reported that PN has been associated with a better overall survival when compared to radical nephrectomy (RN). Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) is an increasingly performed, minimally invasive alternative to OPN. LPN offers the advantages of reduced operative time, decreased operative blood loss and a shorter hospital stay. However, LPN is a technically challenging procedure that requires advanced laparoscopic skills. In an attempt to shorten the considerable learning curve associated with LPN, to ease surgeon fatigue, and to further expand the indications set for LPN, robotic partial nephrectomy has been introduced.
KW - Nephron-sparing surgery
KW - Partial nephrectomy
KW - Renal cell carcinoma
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79953207310
VL - 73
SP - 51
EP - 57
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Urology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Urology
SN - 0029-0726
IS - 2
ER -