Credit: Thinkstock A retrospective study has shown that the procedure is feasible and was performed safely in selected patients with renal tumors. Since the first report of robotic nephrectomy in the ...

Two physicians at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital have performed the hospital’s first robotic nephrectomy. The minimally-invasive surgery allows physicians to remove kidney tumors and leave healthy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lower rates of adverse outcomes were linked to higher technical skill Surgeons with higher scores had lower ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, found that in terms of quality-adjusted life-years gained, the benefits of ...

The probability of surgical success with telesurgery for radical prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy for small renal masses was non-inferior to local robotic surgery in a small randomized trial. The ...

Telesurgery was as reliable as standard robotic surgery for two common urological procedures, according to a small Chinese randomized trial. Use of telesurgery -- operating on a patient remotely using ...