Surgical robot adopters use more of recommended procedure for kidney cancer, reports Medical Care

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Hospitals with robotic surgical systems are more likely to perform 'nephron-sparing' partial nephrectomy -- a recommended alternative to removal of the entire kidney -- in patients with kidney cancer, reports a study in the December issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news