Contemporary Surgical Approaches for Small Renal Tumors

Abstract

Nephron-sparing surgery with partial nephrectomy is currently the mainstay of treatment for patients presenting with a small renal mass. In recent years, laparoscopic and robotic techniques have been developed for performing partial nephrectomy. These techniques have resulted in shorter hospital stays, less postoperative pain, better cosmetic results, and equivalent oncologic outcomes to open surgery. In this chapter we review contemporary minimallyinvasive approaches for the treatment of small renal tumors with partial nephrectomy.