Partial nephrectomy provides the best survival rates among treatment options in patients aged 75 years or older with T1-T2 renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to research presented at the 40th ...

As an attempt is made to preserve as much functional parenchyma as possible, a bilateral partial nephrectomy is indicated when feasible, usually starting with the less-involved side. When a ...

To mitigate the influence of selection bias, investigators matched patients undergoing active surveillance and partial nephrectomy for small renal masses by their risk of dying of noncancer causes.

The size of the tumor-free margin in partial nephrectomy does not affect the risk of local tumor recurrence. 2 Any surgical tumor-free margin is generally agreed to be sufficient as long as it is ...

Warm ischemia during partial nephrectomy is associated with an increased risk of renal failure and chronic kidney disease, report R. Houston Thompson and colleagues in two papers published in ...

—Before receiving a kidney transplant, patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease often undergo a nephrectomy. But there hasn’t been clear guidance on who’s a good candidate ...

Partial nephrectomy was associated with the highest survival rate among patients with localized RCC aged 75 years and older compared with radical nephrectomy, ablation, and surveillance.