"Expert Discusses Robotic Surgery in Renal Cell Carcinoma"- Dr. Ketan K. Badani
Robotic surgery can have a significant benefit for patients with renal cell carcinoma undergoing a partial nephrectomy. A patient can experience less pain, a quicker healing time, and potentially more normal kidney function, due to the minimally invasive aspect of robotic surgery, according to Ketan Badani, MD, professor of urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “Robotic surgery has permeated urology as a field quite heavily, prostatectomy being the most commonly performed robotic operation,” said Dr. Badani. “The benefit of robotic surgery is the ability to perform surgery that is minimally invasive. We know that whether it is laparoscopic or robotic, the patient will have less pain and a quicker healing time, which is appealing to patients.”
- Ketan Badani, MD, Professor, Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai