Feasibility and optimal setting of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy with the novel “hugo” robotic system: a pre-clinical study

• Carlo Andrea Bravi,
• Luca Sarchi,
• Angelo Mottaran,
• Marco Paciotti,
• Rui Farinha,
• Pietro Piazza,
• Pieter De Backer,
• Stefano Puliatti,
• Ruben De Groote,
• Geert De Naeyer,
• Anthony Gallagher,
• Alberto Breda,
• Alexandre Mottrie

Affiliations

Carlo Andrea Bravi

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium; Division of Oncology/Unit of Urology; URI; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Corresponding author at: Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.

Luca Sarchi

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium

Angelo Mottaran

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium; Division of Urology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Marco Paciotti

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Urology, Humanitas Research Hospital, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

Rui Farinha

ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium

Pietro Piazza

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium; Division of Urology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Pieter De Backer

ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium

Stefano Puliatti

ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Urology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

Ruben De Groote

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium

Geert De Naeyer

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium

Anthony Gallagher

ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium

Alberto Breda

Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Alexandre Mottrie

Department of Urology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; ORSI Academy, Ghent, Belgium