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 ...

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

The oncologic and functional results of open partial nephrectomy (OPN) are excellent. At the same time, the morbidity associated with an open flank incision can be considerable, 4 and the chance that ...

The place of laparoscopy in the resection of Wilms' tumors has remained debatable, but evidence that neoadjuvant chemotherapy causes tumor shrinkage has made laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) a feasible ...

New Rochelle, NY, March 15, 2011—Since the first laparoscopic procedure was performed to remove a diseased kidney 20 years ago at Washington University in St. Louis, this breakthrough minimally ...

More than 60% of renal cell carcinomas are now detected incidentally. Such tumors are smaller than those found based on symptomatology, less likely to metastasize, and often amenable to ...

Experts recently developed 23 consensus practice points/statements regarding the use of nephrectomy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Regardless of when it was performed in ...

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 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation technology, is happy to announce the release of their new ...

Evidence on the safety and efficacy of single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy is based on limited numbers of patients. Any advantage for patients of the procedure over conventional laparoscopic ...