A contemporary single-institution retrospective cohort study comparing perioperative outcomes between robotic and open partial nephrectomy for poorly functioning renal moieties in children with duplex collecting systems.

In this contemporary comparative analysis, RALPN predicted a similar median OT and safety profile to OPN while offering the advantage of a shorter LOS. Regardless of surgical cohort, there were no adverse effects on the residual renal moieties and postoperative 'contained fluid collections' occurred with notable frequency and were independently associated with lower pole pathology.