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Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy are challenging procedures that are becoming a standard alternative to open and laparoscopic surgery. The robotic technology offers several advantages over the conventional laparoscopy as the better visualization of the surgical field due to superior three-dimensional vision, a wide selection of wristed instruments, and the elimination of the tremor. Accordingly, these procedures are gaining traction particularly for complex tumors and challenging patient anatomy, in which a correct and accurate kidney isolation and mobilization is fundamental. Below are a surgical atlas of the most common maneuvers for kidney mobilization and some tips and tricks for challenging situations.
On behalf of the Junior ERUS/YAU Working Group on Robot-Assisted Surgery of the European Association of Urology.
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Cignoli, D., De Groote, R., Moschovas, M.C., Larcher, A. (2022). Tips and Tricks for Kidney Mobilization in Robot-Assisted Renal Surgery. In: Wiklund, P., Mottrie, A., Gundeti, M.S., Patel, V. (eds) Robotic Urologic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00363-9_39
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