Kidney ventrally rotation technique in retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for posterior hilar tumor: technical feasibility and preliminary results

Abstract Purpose The retroperitoneal robotic assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is suitable for tumors locating on the posterior side of the kidney. However, the posterior hilar tumor poses an additional surgical challenge due to the special location and poor tumor exposure. We developed a novel ki...

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Main Authors: Xiaotao Yin, Sinan Jiang, Zhiqiang Shao, Yongliang Lu, Jiaxiang Guo, Yi Xiao, Xiaoying Zhu, Hualiang Yu, Han Ma, Yu Yang, Jiangping Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01928-2