Minimally invasive nephrectomy for Wilms tumors in children – data from SIOP 2001

Robotic‐assisted laparoscopic management of renal tumors in children: Preliminary results

“…This cohort is, to our knowledge, one of the largest of RAL treatment of renal tumors in a pediatric population. This group represented 28% of the children that were operated for renal tumor during the same period in our department, a similar number to previous reports of laparoscopic nephrectomies for WT . All indications of the robotic approach were discussed at the tumor board.…”

“…Lymph node sampling was facilitated by RAL, thereby minimizing the risk of understaging . In this series, lymph node sampling was similar to the more recent series of MIS and compared favorably with open surgery and with the open approach group included in this report.…”

“…This group represented 28% of the children that were operated for renal tumor during the same period in our department, a similar number to previous reports of laparoscopic nephrectomies for WT. 11,14 All indications of the robotic approach were discussed at the tumor board. In three cases, the tumor during an open approach with the same consequence in terms of upstaging.…”

“…The first series of Wilms tumors (WT) treated by an MIS approach was reported in 2004 by Duarte et al in children receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy and in 2009 by Barber et al in children without preoperative treatment . In 2014, the Renal Tumor Strategy Group of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) published the largest cohort of WT treated with MIS, and in the same year, SIOP released the Umbrella protocol with criteria for laparoscopic nephrectomy (Table ). In 2018, Bouty et al analyzed 88 articles totaling more than 100 laparoscopic nephrectomies for WT in the world and showed that in highly selected cases, this approach did not worsen prognosis …”

“…[5][6][7][8] The first series of Wilms tumors (WT) treated by an MIS approach preoperative treatment. 10 In 2014, the Renal Tumor Strategy Group of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) published the largest cohort of WT treated with MIS, 11 and in the same year, SIOP released the Umbrella protocol 12,13 with criteria for laparoscopic nephrectomy ( Table 1). In 2018, Bouty et al analyzed 88 articles totaling more than 100 laparoscopic nephrectomies for WT in the world TA B L E 1 Umbrella protocol criteria for the laparoscopic management of renal tumors…”