Francesc Vigués, Begoña Etcheverry, José I Perez Reggeti, Josep Maria Gaya, Angelo Territo, Andrea Gallioli, Camille Berquin, Giuseppe Basile, José F Suárez, Maria Fiol, Oscar Buisan, Lluís Riera, Thomas Prudhomme, Nicolas Doumerc, Alessio Pecoraro, Alberto Breda
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Orthotopic kidney transplantation (KT) has been proposed as an option for patients ineligible for heterotopic KT. In this scenario, orthotopic robot-assisted KT (oRAKT) represents a novel, minimally invasive alternative to the open approach. Here we describe the largest oRAKT series of patients, with a focus on the surgical technique, perioperative surgical outcomes, and functional results. METHODS: We queried prospectively maintained databases from three referral centers to identify patients who underwent oRAKT and evaluated surgical and functional outcomes...
April 15, 2024: European Urology