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 ...

The development of minimally invasive laparoscopic renal tumor surgery and tumor-ablative techniques has been ongoing for 14 years. The advantages of cosmetic incisions, decreased perioperative ...

A laparoscopic nephrectomy involves the removal of one kidney through a series of small incisions with a special tool called a laparoscope. It’s an option to treat kidney cancer and other conditions ...

Two studies compare certain outcomes of robotic-assisted vs. laparoscopic surgery for kidney removal or rectal cancer. Two studies published by JAMA compare certain outcomes of robotic-assisted vs ...

The decision to undergo partial instead of radical nephrectomy should be individualized, according to investigators. In patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC), nephron-sparing partial ...

Indications for nephrectomy (including nephroureterectomy) include benign and malignant tumours; conditions that damage renal function such as chronic infection; and donation for transplantation. For ...

Kidneys from live donors are considered more likely to be successful in treating endstage renal disease than those from cadaver donors. The standard technique for retrieving kidneys from live donors ...

a Mean creatinine after 10 years of follow-up. b Median creatinine after median 24 months of follow-up. NR, not reported. Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for renal cell carcinoma has the advantage of ...

A phase II study of S-1 for the treatment of cytokine and/or tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) refractory metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Updated results. Background: Laparoscopic and robotic partial ...

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 ...

Urological meetings abound with industrial representatives of MIS, and medical centers and hospitals have invested substantial sums to equip operating rooms and train staff to incorporate MIS into ...