title: Proceedings of the First Annual Worldwide Robotic Renal Symposium: lessons learned for future robotic renal surgeons.
abstract: The First Annual Worldwide Robotic Renal Symposium was held on 26-27 June 2008 at Washington University in Saint Louis. The symposium featured numerous live surgeries and lectures on all aspects of robotic renal surgery. Several innovations were discussed, which may allow participants to perform robotic renal surgery with greater efficiency and precision.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology (Surgery), Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8242, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Agnes J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology (Surgery), Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8242, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63110, USA. bhayani@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Sam B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Bhayani
keywords: Laparoscopy; Partial nephrectomy; Radical nephrectomy; Renal cell carcinoma; Robotic partial nephrectomy; Robotic pyeloplasty; Robotic radical nephrectomy; Robotics; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction; da Vinci surgery