Do We Need to Clamp the Renal Hilum Liberally during the Initial Phase of the Learning Curve of Robot-Assisted Nephron-Sparing Surgery?

<table>Axial MR image of a 34-year-old male who presented due to an incidentally diagnosed left renal enhancing mass. Maximal tumor diameter was 2.5 cm and R.E.N.A.L. score was 7. He was managed by clamped RANSS. Histopathologic examination of the excised specimen revealed Fuhrman grade 3, pT1a, and clear cell RCC.</table>

The Scientific World Journal

fig4

Figure 4

Figure 4: Do We Need to Clamp the Renal Hilum Liberally during the Initial Phase of the Learning Curve of Robot-Assisted Nephron-Sparing Surgery? 