As an attempt is made to preserve as much functional parenchyma as possible, a bilateral partial nephrectomy is indicated when feasible, usually starting with the less-involved side. When a ...

Partial nephrectomy was associated with the highest survival rate among patients with localized RCC aged 75 years and older compared with radical nephrectomy, ablation, and surveillance.

The size of the tumor-free margin in partial nephrectomy does not affect the risk of local tumor recurrence. 2 Any surgical tumor-free margin is generally agreed to be sufficient as long as it is ...

Study findings accounting for clinical selection bias support active surveillance of small renal masses in routine clinical practice. Active surveillance of small renal masses is as safe as ...

Warm ischemia during partial nephrectomy is associated with an increased risk of renal failure and chronic kidney disease, report R. Houston Thompson and colleagues in two papers published in ...