Ischemia–reperfusion injury caused by vascular clamping contributes to the decline in glomerular filtration rate following partial nephrectomy. Ischemia is the main modifiable factor that determines ...

January 10, 2008 — Most patients found to have a small kidney tumor, between 2 and 4 cm in size, have the whole kidney removed. However, new findings suggest that for younger patients a partial ...

Partial nephrectomy is performed more frequently for small, incidentally discovered, low-stage renal tumors. Importantly, one should distinguish the imperative indications for such surgery from the ...

Partial nephrectomy has been the procedure of choice for patients with poor renal function, tumors in solitary kidneys or bilateral renal tumors. The efficacy of partial nephrectomy in regard to ...

In 2009, the American Urological Association released guidelines recommending partial nephrectomy for the treatment of renal cancer, owing to its similar efficacy to radical nephrectomy, while ...

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 ...

A person normally has two kidneys with a million functioning units called nephrons in each kidney. Open partial nephrectomy is a surgical procedure in which a part of a kidney is removed due to either ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lower rates of adverse outcomes were linked to higher technical skill Surgeons with higher scores had lower ...

PN and RFA offer similar survival for cT1a RCC tumors ≤2 cm, but PN is superior for larger tumors. RFA may be considered for elderly patients with comorbidities, especially for tumors ≤2 cm. PN ...

Pleotrophic action of renal cell carcinoma: Dysregulated microRNAs on hypoxia-related signaling pathways. Background: Partial nephrectomy in upper pole kidney tumors represents a distinct surgical ...

Absolute indications include circumstances in which RN would render the patient anephric, with a consequent immediate need for renal replacement therapy. Patients with an anatomically or functionally ...