Robotic Assisted Kidney Cancer Surgery Proves to be Beneficial to Patients, Fox Chase Cancer Center Study

Fox Chase Cancer Center -- CHICAGO (April 28, 2009) – Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers find that outcomes of robotic assisted kidney cancer surgery, when performed by experienced surgeons at high volume centers, prove more beneficial to patients when compared to open surgery. The study, authored by Fox Chase robotic surgeon Rosalia Viterbo, MD, was presented today at the American Urological Association’s Annual Meeting.

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