a Prospective Trial Comparing Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy Versus Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy

Partial nephrectomy is the standard technique for organ-sparing resection of renal tumors. The EAU Guidelines recommend partial nephrectomy to all patients with T1 tumours and can be performed either with an open, pure laparoscopic or robot-assisted approach, based on surgeon's expertise and skills.