Robot‐assisted approach improves surgical outcomes in obese patients undergoing partial nephrectomy

Objectives To assess the impact of approach on surgical outcomes in otherwise healthy obese patients undergoing partial nephrectomy for small renal masses. Patients and Methods Using our institutional partial nephrectomy database, we ed data on otherwise healthy (Charlson comorbidity score ≤1 and bi...

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Published in:BJU international 2017-02, Vol.119 (2), p.283-288
Main Authors: Malkoc, Ercan, Maurice, Matthew J., Kara, Onder, Ramirez, Daniel, Nelson, Ryan J., Caputo, Peter A., Mouracade, Pascal, Stein, Robert, Kaouk, Jihad H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood transfusions
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - complications
Kidney Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
nephrectomy
Nephrectomy - methods
obesity
Obesity - complications
partial nephrectomy
Prospective Studies
Robotic Surgical Procedures
Robots
Surgical outcomes
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Objectives To assess the impact of approach on surgical outcomes in otherwise healthy obese patients undergoing partial nephrectomy for small renal masses. Patients and Methods Using our institutional partial nephrectomy database, we ed data on otherwise healthy (Charlson comorbidity score ≤1 and bilateral kidneys), obese patients (body mass index >30 kg/m2) with small renal masses (
ISSN:1464-4096
1464-410X
DOI:10.1111/bju.13675