title: Robot-assisted retroperitoneal renal cryoablation.
abstract: A 74-year-old man with multiple medical comorbidities and a 3.6 cm right posterior renal hilar mass, biopsy-confirmed as papillary renal cell carcinoma, underwent a robot-assisted retroperitoneal renal cryoablation. We report the feasibility of robot-assisted retroperitoneal cryoablation of a renal tumor and describe our technique.
authors.affiliation: Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Manish N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Mani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.affiliation: Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA. crogers2@hfhs.org.
authors.forename: Craig G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Rogers
keywords: Cryoablation; Minimally invasive; Renal cancer; Retroperitoneal; Robotics; Surgery