Impact of learning curve on perioperative outcomes of off-clamp minimally invasive partial nephrectomy: propensity score matched comparison of outcomes between training versus expert series
Background: Off-Clamp Robotic partial nephrectomy (Off C-RPN) is a challenging technique, hard to teach since bleeding control is not easily reproducible in training settings. We compared preoperative outcomes of two propensity score matched (PSM) cohorts of patients undergone Off C-RPN by either a training or an expert surgeon in the same Institution.