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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy for Complex Tumors Including IVC Thrombus

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Robotic technology adds significant capability to laparoscopic surgery but has been typically reserved for more complex procedures, particularly those requiring suturing. Extirpative procedures like radical nephrectomy are felt by some to lack the complexity needed to benefit from robotic instrumentation. While some advocate using robotics in laparoscopic procedures regardless of complexity, there is a subset of radical nephrectomy procedures that have unique challenges and can benefit from the advanced instrumentation and vision that comes with robotic surgery. This chapter will review such situations where patient and tumor characteristics call for the best instrumentation possible to enable a safe and effective minimally-invasive operation.

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    Ronney Abaza

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  1. Department of Urology Comprehensive Cancer Center Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Ashok K. Hemal

  2. Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA

    Mani Menon

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Abaza, R. (2018). Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy for Complex Tumors Including IVC Thrombus. In: Hemal, A., Menon, M. (eds) Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20645-5_40

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