Table 3 Complications/conversions of RRN for RCC (where reported)

Rogers [11]

4 wound dehiscences in morbidly obese patients

Nazemi [15]

1 stapler failure: renal vein bleeding and conversion in HA-LRN

Hemal [17]

2 vascular complications, 1 wound infection, 2 ileus

Boger [16]

2 pulmonary embolism, 1 pancreas injury, 1 liver laceration

Dogra [10]

Hilar bleeding with necessity of transfusion, 1 transfusion, 2 fever, 1 vomiting, 1 wound infection, 1 atrial fibrillation

Lorenzo [13]

7.9% transfusion rate

White [14]

Skin infection

Abaza [12]

None reported

Klingler [3]

1 bleeding requiring conversion to HA-LRN