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Robotic Kidney Surgery

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Robotic kidney surgery offers a wide field of possibilities for different types of renal surgical procedures. Especially complex and reconstructive procedures, such as nephron-sparing renal surgery, may benefit from this new technology. In this chapter OR setting, patient positioning, trocar placement, and simple and radical nephrectomy are described, as well as nephroureterectomy, nephron-sparing surgery, special considerations, and complications.

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Witt, J. (2008). Robotic Kidney Surgery. In: John, H., Wiklund, P. (eds) Robotic Urology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74140-4_16

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