With the widespread use of abdominal imaging, there has been a substantial increase in the detection of incidental, small renal masses. This change has resulted in a downward trend in the size and ...
Partial nephrectomy has become the standard of care for small renal masses, with minimally-invasive techniques such as laparoscopic, robotic-assisted and laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) ...
Between 2009 and 2014 in Queensland, Australia, one in three patients whose kidney cancer was managed with radical nephrectomy developed ESKD, while one in 100 patients managed with partial ...
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a Mean creatinine after 10 years of follow-up. b Median creatinine after median 24 months of follow-up. NR, not reported. Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for renal cell carcinoma has the advantage of ...
In patients with clinical stage 1 (cT1) renal masses, many physicians opt for nephron-sparing surgery, such as partial nephrectomy (PN) versus radical nephrectomy (RN). Both procedures have been shown ...
A TURBT allows examination beyond the bladder. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and percutaneous cryoablation for cT1 renal tumors are associated with similar 5-year rates of metastasis-free and ...
Establishment of patient-derived renal cell carcinoma (RCC) models based on orthotopic xenografts (PDX) and cancer stem cell (CSC) isolation to provide prognostic and predictive information. This is ...
Prostatectomy of Low Risk Prostate Cancer Nephron-sparing approach is associated with a 56% decreased risk of postoperative end-stage renal disease versus radical surgery. Patients with renal cell ...
For most children with renal masses, the standard of care has long been to remove the entire affected kidney- which is the protocol for Wilms tumor, the most common kidney cancer in children. But is ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, found that in terms of quality-adjusted life-years gained, the benefits of ...
Absolute indications include circumstances in which RN would render the patient anephric, with a consequent immediate need for renal replacement therapy. Patients with an anatomically or functionally ...