Tag: partial nephrectomy

  • Nephron-Sparing Treatments Underused in CKD Patients – Renal and Urology News

    Of particular concern, the researchers noted, is that patients with pre-existing chronic kidney disease (CKD) had a nearly twofold increased likelihood of undergoing RN than NSM compared with patients without CKD. Even though NSM use increased over the study period, most CKD patients still received RN, the investigators found. via Nephron-Sparing Treatments Underused in CKD…

  • Partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer

    UroToday – Renal Artery Occlusion During Nephron-Sparing Surgery: Retrospective Review of 301 Cases The authors report on 301 patients who underwent nephron sparing surgery for a localized renal tumor. Of these, 181 patients had renal artery occlusion with cold ischemia, while the remaining 120 patients were managed with external compression alone to control hemorrhage. Mean…

  • Positive margins after partial nephrectomy

    UroToday – Positive Surgical Parenchymal Margin After Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Cella: Oncological Outcomes Carcinom Thursday, 15 March 2007 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) – Positive margins following supposedly curative surgery can be devastating for patient and surgeon alike. The implication that cancer was “left behind” implies a continued biologic threat, although little is known about…