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SteadyUrology · updated 18 Oct 2026

Robotic partial nephrectomy

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for kidney tumours.

29PubDaily Trend Score
+5%new papers vs last year
8new trials registered
0new guidelines this year

Papers per year

Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 6, 3, 5, 13, 8.

All papers from the last 12 months

325 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…

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  1. Seeing Eye to Eye During Robotic Training: Do Residents and Faculty Agree on Operative Time and Performance Evaluations?
    J Surg Educ2026 NovPMID 42727306
  2. Erratum to: "A Modified "Cross-Stitch" Suturing Technique Is Associated with Shorter Warm Ischemia Time in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy" by Lu et al. Journal of Endourology 2026; doi: 10.1177/08927790261458682
    J Endourol2026 NovPMID 42411104
  3. A Modified "Cross-Stitch" Suturing Technique Is Associated with Shorter Warm Ischemia Time in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy
    J Endourol2026 NovPMID 42273793
  4. Video-based analysis of camera-instrument distance dynamics and operative efficiency in expert and novice robot-assisted partial nephrectomy
    J Robot Surg2026 Oct 13PMID 42867744
  5. Comparative perioperative outcomes of Hugo™ RAS versus laparoscopic and Da Vinci platforms for partial nephrectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    J Robot Surg2026 Oct 12PMID 42860500Meta-analysisSystematic review
  6. Letter: Further Insights into Open Conversion During Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy
    J Endourol2026 Oct 11PMID 42860705
  7. Re: Aldo Brassetti, Gabriele Tuderti, Umberto Anceschi, et al. Sutureless Purely Off-clamp Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2026.04.019
    Eur Urol2026 Oct 6PMID 42838801
  8. Correction: Feasibility and clinical outcomes of same-day discharge after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy at an ambulatory surgery center
    J Robot Surg2026 Oct 5PMID 42831988
  9. A case of subserosal bile infiltration due to gallbladder injury during robot-assisted nephrectomy (with video)
    J Surg Case Rep2026 OctPMID 42830861
  10. Robot-assisted versus non-robotic partial nephrectomy for completely endophytic renal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    J Robot Surg2026 Oct 3PMID 42828586Meta-analysisSystematic review

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"partial nephrectomy"[tiab] AND robot*[tiab]

Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov studies first submitted in each 12-month window that match the same terms. A query can miss synonyms or catch unrelated papers, so treat counts as approximate.