Robot-assisted nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma without intraoperative reposition or redocking

Abstract

The gold standard for treatment of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma remains nephroureterectomy with the ipsilateral bladder cuff excision. With the introduction of robot system, robot-assisted surgery has become popular in the management of urological malignancies. We report a single institute experience of robot-assisted nephroureterectomy (RANU) for the treatment of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UC) without re-docking the robot system or reposition of the patient. The perioperative and oncologic outcomes are discussed.