Does tumor rupture during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy have an impact on mid-term tumor recurrences?

Abstract

Intraoperative kidney tumor rupture (TR) can occur during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in daily clinical practice, but there are no solid guidelines on the management and implications of it. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of TR on tumor recurrences, what a surgeon should do if this adverse event occurs, and how to avoid it.

Keywords

• enucleation
• tumor recurrence
• renal cell carcinoma
• robot-assisted partial nephrectomy
• tumor rupture
• warm ischemia time