title: Robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy during pregnancy.
abstract: We present a case of a 36-year-old pregnant woman with renal cell carcinoma who underwent a successful robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RLPN) at 14 weeks gestational age. The operative time, including da Vinci™ setup, was 165 min. The warm ischemic time was 28 min, and the estimated blood loss was 100 ml. The final pathologic evaluation was conventional-type renal cell carcinoma with Fuhrman nuclear grade 3, stage T1a disease with a negative margin. The remainder of the pregnancy was uneventful. Although previous cases of laparoscopic nephrectomy performed during pregnancy have been reported, this is the first case in which it has been performed using robotics. RLPN during pregnancy can be a safe and feasible alternative to open and laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Yul
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
authors.forename: Won Sik
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
authors.forename: Wooju
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea.
authors.forename: Won Tae
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea. khrha@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Koon Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rha
keywords: Nephrectomy; Pregnancy; Robotics