Robotic assistance has been rapidly adopted by urologists for a wide range of surgical procedures involving the retroperitoneal space The rapid dissemination of robot-assisted techniques is ...

The screen photo taken on June 9,2016 shows the live performance of robot-assisted retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy (RARPN) surgery by Zhang Xu, professor and director of the Department of Urology ...

Laparoendoscopy using one working port is a rapidly developing branch of minimal invasive techniques in surgery, but experience with laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery is still small [1-4].

The recently developed single-port, multichannel access approach to urologic surgery may allow many common laparoscopic and robotic procedures to be performed entirely through the patient’s umbilicus, ...

This article is a comprehensive review of the current indications and recent literature pertaining to laparoscopic techniques in pediatric urology. Basic concepts such as instrumentation, anesthetic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic partial nephrectomy appeared associated with predominantly superior outcomes compared with open or ...

Kidneys from live donors are considered more likely to be successful in treating endstage renal disease than those from cadaver donors. The standard technique for retrieving kidneys from live donors ...