Internal medicine

Meta-analysis

Urology

Political science

Artificial intelligence

Systematic review

MEDLINE

Kidney

Nephrectomy

Renal mass

Computer science

Medicine

Robot

Indian Journal of Urology

Multiple studies have been published recently assessing feasibility of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for moderate to highly complex renal masses. Some studies have even compared partial nephrectomy (PN) performed through various modalities such as open PN (OPN) versus RAPN and laparoscopic PN (LPN) versus OPN. The primary aim of this review was to analyze perioperative outcomes such as warm ischemia time (WIT), duration of surgery, estimated blood loss (EBL), complications, blood transfusion, length of stay, and margin status following RAPN for complex renal masses. Another objective was to compare perioperative outcomes following various surgical modalities, i.e., OPN, LPN, or RAPN.

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for moderate to highly complex renal masses. A systematic review and meta-analysis