Randomized Clinical Trial Aimed at Comparing Unclamped Robotic Partial Nephrectomy With or Without Renorrhaphy

Since RR impacts postoperative renal function, we believe the use of cautery instead of suture of the parenchymal breach after tumor enucleation provides at least postoperative functional results not lower, shorten the intervention time and reduce the direct costs associated with the procedure.

Based on available pilot studies, SL-ocRPN is safe, fast, and both the transfusion rate and duration of the hospital stay are not affected by the lack of renorrhaphy at the end of the enucleation. At the same time, this surgical approach does not require the use of a robotic needle holder and this can result in a reduction of direct costs related to treatment.

Furthermore, based on the preliminary data available, the rate of positive surgical margins would also not result influenced by the absence of RR and the risk of local recurrence could even be reduced by the extended one coagulation of the tumor bed after enucleation.

Inclusion criteria

• age ≥ 18 years;
• radiological diagnosis of organ-confined renal neoplasm (cT1-2 cN0);
• patient who is a candidate, due to personal or tumor characteristics, for ocRPN intervention;
• compliant patient, able to follow the procedures/follow-up;
• patient who agrees to participate in the clinical study and the planned randomization, by signing the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• preoperative evidence of unilateral/bilateral synchronous renal neoplasms;
• personal history of renal surgery for benign or malignant pathology.