Robotic renal surgery for renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava thrombus.

ABSTRACT: Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus is inherently complex, posing challenges for even the most experienced urologists. Until the mid-2000s, nephrectomy with IVC thrombectomy was exclusively performed using variations of the open technique initially described decades earlier, but since then several institutions have reported their robotic experiences. Robotic IVC thrombectomy was initially reported for level I and II thrombi, and more recently in higher-lever III thrombi. In general, the robotic approach is associated with less blood loss and shorter hospital stays compared to the open approach, low rates of open conversion in reported cases, relatively low rates of high-grade complications, and favorable overall survival on short-term fo

SUBMITTER: Masic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185684 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature