Category: Kidney Cancer

  • Port placement in robotic renal surgery from Henry Ford and Kuala Lumpur

    A structured process for achieving optimal port placement for robotic transperitoneal renal surgery From the World Congress of Endourology Source: UroToday M.J. Fumo1, K.K. Badani , S. Kaul , A. Shrivastava , S. Dusik-Fenton , F. Ogunfitidimi , S. Murali , N. Ashani , K. Arumunga , R.H Littleton , J.O. Peabody , R.M. Sahabudin…

  • Robotic Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer with Robotic Gallbladder Removal

    This past week I performed a right robotic kidney removal for suspected kidney cancer. My patient also had gallbladder problems and needed to have her gallbladder removed. Dr. Kopelan performed a robotic cholecystectomy under the same setting with the same positioning. This was the first time I used the DaVinci S to perform kidney surgery…