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 ...
Robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic partial nephrectomies have similar outcomes and complication rates, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology (2012;188:45-50). Jonathan S.
Background A 63-year-old man underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for a 4.5 cm right renal mass, pathologically confirmed as type 2 papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Two years ...
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 ...
This was an observational, descriptive, retrospective, single-center study of cases of nephrectomies for non-functional ...
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 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 ...
In a groundbreaking achievement, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Monday successfully performed its first laparoscopic (minimally invasive surgery) donor nephrectomy. A release ...
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