Kidney Masses & Cancer · Short answers
What is robotic kidney surgery?
Our urologists control robotic instruments through a few small incisions, with a magnified 3D view.
The short answer
Our urologists control robotic instruments through a few small incisions, with a magnified 3D view.
A closer look
It can remove part of a kidney or the whole kidney. Next to open surgery, the smaller incisions often bring less pain, less blood loss, and a shorter hospital stay.
Not every case is a fit.
What you can do next
If kidney surgery is in your plans, schedule a visit to see whether a robotic approach fits you.
How we talk about this in Johns Creek and Cumming
Our urologists in Johns Creek and Cumming use this page as a shared starting point with you. Bring prior results if you have them, and we will connect the scripted points here to what we find in the room.
A related official video
An official Advanced Urology video on this topic.
Where to read more
- Our page on this topic
- Johns Creek Clinic & Surgery Center
- Cumming Clinic
- Read this topic on learn.advancedurology.com
- Related page on advancedurology.com
Related articles
What is robotic kidney surgery?
Our urologists control robotic instruments through a few small incisions, with a magnified 3D view.
Can I discuss this at either office?
Yes. We see patients at the Johns Creek Clinic & Surgery Center and at the Cumming Clinic. Mention kidney masses & cancer when you book, and we will place the visit.
Request a visit at Advanced Urology to go over your options. Call 678-344-8900 or Book online.
How we talk through a kidney mass in clinic
We sit with the imaging first: size, location, and whether the mass looks like something to watch, to biopsy, or to plan an operation for. Advanced Urology’s kidney-cancer and robotic-surgery pages describe robotic operations as one way we remove a kidney or a tumor when surgery is the plan. Your scan decides whether robotics is even relevant.
Where this happens, and what to bring
Bring the disc or the report to 10730 Medlock Bridge Rd or to the Cumming Clinic. Phone 678-344-8900 to schedule. If you were told a mass needs prompt review, say so when you call. Related reading includes our urologic-cancers page. For severe pain with fever or the inability to urinate, use emergency care rather than waiting on a consult.
An official video on FDG PET/CT for kidney and related cancers
This official Advanced Urology video covers FDG PET/CT used for kidney, bladder, and testicular cancers. It is not a description of robotic surgery itself, but it is often part of the wider staging vocabulary you may hear around a kidney mass.
Watch: #021 - FDG PET / CT for Kidney, Bladder and Testicular CancersWhat the video covers. Titled "#021 - FDG PET / CT for Kidney, Bladder and Testicular Cancers." The public description covers fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography, a test used to look for cancer in many parts of the body.
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