Robotic approaches to renal cancer.
OBJECTIVE
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery has had considerable impact on the management of localized prostate cancer. The role of robot assistance in laparoscopic renal surgery is less well defined, however.


RESULTS
There have been few recently published papers regarding the robotic approach to management of renal cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
Few clear benefits have been demonstrated for robotic-assisted over the conventional laparoscopic approach for the management of renal cancer.
Murphy
Declan
D
Department of Urology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and Kings College London School of Medicine, London, UK.
Dasgupta
Prokar
P
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome