Cardiac transplant status is not significantly associated with adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients with kidney cancer ...

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 ...

Background. A 57-year-old woman presented to the emergency department at a community hospital with a 2-month history of fatigue and right-sided flank and abdominal pain. Noncontrast CT of the abdomen ...

Nephron-sparing surgery may not reduce the risk for later kidney failure in patients with kidney cancer and stage 4 CKD. Despite the promise of nephron-sparing, new study findings suggest that the ...

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 ...

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 retrospective study of data from patients who underwent either partial or radical nephrectomy at the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, between July 1989 and September 2005, has shown that ...

The effect of low serum sodium on treatment outcome to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Results from a large international collaboration.

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 ...

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 ...