The procedure performed is a robotic right radical nephrectomy with level 2 IVC tumor thrombectomy. The video highlights the surgical technique including tips to perform the procedure safely robotically recapitulating the same principles that guide the traditional open approach including early ligation of the renal artery, controlling the vena cava above and below the thrombus and contralateral renal vein, cavotomy and thrombectomy, and primary repair of the vena cava.
