Eur Urol Suppl 2010;9(2):186 Results: Conclusions: 544 ALPHA MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE ANALOG AP214 PROTECTS AGAINST ISCHEMIA- INDUCED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN A PORCINE SURGICAL MODEL 1 Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland, United States of America, 2 University of Sao Paolo, Dept. of Urology, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 3 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Dept. of Urology, Kyoto, Japan, 4 University of Aarhus, The Water and Salt Research Center, Aarhus, Denmark, 5 University of Southern California, Institute of Urology, Los Angeles, United States of America Introduction & Objectives: Material & Methods: Results: Conclusions: 545 COLD ISCHEMIA IN OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: EX-VIVO AND IN-VIVO PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENTS WITH A NEW MATERIAL - FREKA GELICE 1 University Medical Centre Mannheim, Dept. of Urology, Mannheim, Germany, 2 University Medical Centre Mannheim, Dept. of Medical Statistics, Mannheim, Germany Conclusions: 542 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY DURING THE LEARNING CURVE IN A HIGH VOLUME UROLOGICAL CENTRE Vita-Salute University HSR Turro, Dept. of Urology, Milan, Italy Introduction & Objectives: Material & Methods: Results: Conclusions: 543 RENAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY WARM ISCHEMIA DURING LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: AN ASSESSMENT USING 99MTC-DTPA GFR Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Dept. of Urology, Seoul, South Korea Introduction & Objectives: Material & Methods: