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Robotic Nephroureterectomy

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Nephroureterectomy is the standard of care for upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma (UTUC). Robotic nephroureterectomy (RNU) is an established technique for the minimally invasive performance of nephroureterectomy. The three-dimensional vision, efficient wristed suturing, and precise movements of RNU offer advantages over laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LNU). Short-term oncological outcomes and perioperative morbidity are comparable to LNU series. In this chapter, we describe the indications, preparation, instrumentation, setup, technique, and complications of transperitoneal RNU.

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    Mouafak Tourojman M.D. & Craig G. Rogers M.D.

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Tourojman, M., Rogers, C.G. (2018). Robotic Nephroureterectomy. In: John, H., Wiklund, P. (eds) Robotic Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65864-3_9

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