To determine how many patients with clinically localized (stage cT1–2 N0 M0) RCC have high-risk disease on pathological analysis of the intact specimen. This was a retrospective study of patients who ...

Background Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) is the actual gold-standard for the treatment of clinically localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) (cT1–2 with no indications for nephron-sparing ...

(HealthDay)—Patients with small renal masses who have a radical nephrectomy are significantly more likely to experience up staging to a more advanced chronic kidney disease stage based on glomerular ...

Von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease is a hereditary cancer syndrome predisposing to renal cell carcinoma (RCC), typically considered more indolent than sporadic RCC. The ‘3 cm rule’ has guided ...

Nephron-sparing management is one strategy to reduce risks, according to investigators. Older age is significantly associated with greater kidney function decline after radical nephrectomy in patients ...

The presence and number of kidney cysts, particularly in the medulla, may be an additional imaging-based biomarker for progressive CKD after radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer. Among patients who ...

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 ...

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation therapy as a first choice for renal tumor in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease. Background: Gasless single port retroperitoneal radical nephrectomy is ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for undergoing nephrectomy? You should consult a surgeon such as an Urologist. 2. Why should I have a kidney removed? You might have your kidney removed if it is ...

Hematologic toxicities in cancer patients treated with the multityrosine kinase sorafenib: A meta-analysis of clinical trials. Background: Postoperative chronic kidney disease (PCKD), defined as a ...

A hospital in Kolkata deployed fourth generation Da Vinci X surgical robot to conduct a radical nephrectomy on a 74-yearold patient who also suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s in addition to kidney ...