Partial nephrectomy, using open surgery or laparoscopy, is a standard surgical approach to treat renal disorders. The objective of this study was to compare and evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy using figure eight ligation technique. Mixed-breed dogs were randomly dedicated for partial nephrectomy using laparoscopy (n=6) and open surgery (n=6). During 30 da...

Partial nephrectomy is more and more performed for patients with a single small kidney cancer, not only in an imperative, but more and more often in an elective situation in the presence of a normal contralateral kidney. Kidney cancer is often detected incidentally and it is difficult to distinguish on the imaging between a small benign or malignant solid kidney tumor. Although the complication...

BACKGROUND The existing literature suggests that the surgical mortality (SM) observed with nephrectomy for localised disease varies from 0.6% to 3.6%. OBJECTIVE To examine age- and stage-specific 30-d mortality (TDM) rates after partial or radical nephrectomy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We relied on 24535 assessable patients from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surveillance, Epid...

Fat-poor renal angiomyolipoma (fpAML) and cell carcinoma (RCC) are difficult to differentiate misdiagnosis can lead unnecessary nephrectomy. We experienced a case showing “collapsed shape” which reflected fpAML tissue type. A tumor was incidentally discovered in 42-year-old female during an abdominal ultrasound. RCC suspected according CT MRI imaging results, partial nephrectomy performed. Howe...

PURPOSE Nephron sparing surgery is an increasingly used alternative to Robson's radical nephroadrenalectomy. The indications for adrenalectomy in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy are not clearly defined and some surgeons perform it routinely for large and/or upper pole renal tumors. We analyzed initial management and oncological outcomes of adrenal glands after open partial nephrectomy. ...

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 surgery). Limited evidence is currently available on the role of robotics in the field of radical nephrectomy. The aim of the current study was to provide a systematic review of the current evidence on t...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to analyze all relevant data collected thus far at our hospital in order to compare the laparoscopic vs. open techniques in terms of the intraoperative results and to analyze whether patients with a higher BMI may derive greater benefit from laparoscopy. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 93 patients treated with laparoscopic nephrectomy and ...

At the present time most patients with hypertension can only be offered mitigation of their disease and alleviation of their symptoms. Cure is possible only in certain well-defined syndromes such as phaeochromocytoma, primary hyperaldosteronism, coarctation of the aorta, and unilateral renal disease. The work relating to this last cause of hypertension has recently been reviewed by Smith (1956)...

OBJECTIVE To describe for surgeons contemplating performing cytoreductive nephrectomy (CRN) on patients after neoadjuvant sunitinib compared to a benchmark of open radical nephrectomy, describing technical difficulties, safety and feasibility. PATIENTS AND METHODS We compared measurable surgical parameters and perioperative complications in 22 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mR...

INTRODUCTION Live kidney donation is an established form of organ donation but carries the risk of an unnecessary surgery in a normal individual for the benefit of the recipient. Long term effects of nephrectomy have not been studied in Indian donors so far. AIM The aim of this pilot study was to review the effects of kidney donation on morbidity (renal function, BP and proteinuria), psychoso...