Feasibility of omitting cortical renorrhaphy during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a matched analysis.

Background And Purpose: To assess the safety of omitting cortical renorrhaphy during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy and measure preliminary functional outcomes.

Patients And Methods: Fifteen robot-assisted partial nephrectomies were performed with a running, base-layer suture for the collecting system and vessel hemostasis but without cortical renorrhaphy. The nonrenorrhaphy group was matched 1:2 by R.

The impact of hospital volume on postoperative complications following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.

Purpose: We sought to evaluate the relationship between hospital volume and postoperative complications following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

Materials And Methods: We identified patients undergoing RAPN between 2009 and 2011. Hospitals were divided into volume-based tertiles for each year (high, medium, low).