John Church has been friends with Smith for 30 years. He knew about Smith's kidney cancer diagnosis 16 years ago, which led to the removal of his left kidney.

Surgeons from Keck Medicine of University of Southern California in Los Angeles removed a stage IV tumor thrombus by using a minimally invasive, robotic procedure — a world first. Stage IV tumor ...

A surgeon at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town has performed a first in South Africa. Urologist Dr Danelo du Plessis successfully performed a donor nephrectomy — a surgical procedure to remove a kidney ...

In a remarkable medical achievement, an eight-year-old boy suffering from hydronephrosis underwent a successful robotic surgery.

Robotic and minimally invasive kidney cancer surgery may reduce pain, shorten recovery time and preserve kidney function, according to Dr. Armine Smith.

The first living donor kidney transplant using the da Vinci® XI robotic surgical system was performed at Willis Knighton North.

Mamoun Bashir Elnefeidi Ahmed, battling kidney failure, underwent a robotic transplant, while Noon underwent the traditional organ removal procedure.

Robotic and minimally invasive kidney cancer surgery may reduce pain, shorten recovery time and preserve kidney function, according to Dr. Armine Smith. Robotic and minimally invasive surgery for ...