Laparoscopic renal surgery is here to stay

Objectives: To review the current literature comparing the outcomes of renal surgery via open, laparoscopic and robotic approaches. Materials and methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed on PubMed, MEDLINE and Ovid, to look for studies comparing outcomes of renal surgery via open, la...

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Autores principales: Angus Chin On Luk, Rajadoss Muthu Krishna Pandian, Rakesh Heer
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
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Sumario:Objectives: To review the current literature comparing the outcomes of renal surgery via open, laparoscopic and robotic approaches. Materials and methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed on PubMed, MEDLINE and Ovid, to look for studies comparing outcomes of renal surgery via open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. Results: Limited good-quality evidence suggests that all three approaches result in largely comparable functional and oncological outcomes. Both laparoscopic and robotic approaches result in less blood loss, analgesia requirement, with a shorter hospital stay and recovery time, with similar complication rates when compared with the open approach. Robotic renal surgeries have not shown any significant clinical benefit over a laparoscopic approach, whilst the associated cost is significantly higher. Conclusion: With the high cost and lack of overt clinical benefit of the robotic approach, laparoscopic renal surgery will likely continue to remain relevant in treating various urological pathologies. Keywords: Laparoscopic/open/robotic renal surgery, Radical nephrectomy, Donor nephrectomy, Partial nephrectomy, Pyeloplasty