Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy does tumor profile influence the operative performance?
Methods: Patients undergoing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in our institution were recruited for this study. The tumor profi le was evaluated by a senior radiologist from cross sectional imaging (computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging) Tumor characerestics was defi ned by assessing tumor size, tumor location and RENAL score. The operative performance was evaluated in terms of warm ischemia time, blood loss, operation duration and any signifi cant operative complications. Statistical inference was drawn.