Increased detection of the small renal mass over the last two decades has led to greater utilization of partial nephrectomy techniques. Appreciation of the negative impact of chronic renal impairment ...

With the widespread use of abdominal imaging, there has been a substantial increase in the detection of incidental, small renal masses. This change has resulted in a downward trend in the size and ...

Show More From the Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. The incidental renal mass represents a heterogeneous group that contains both benign and ...

Kidney cancer happens when cells in the kidney begin to grow and divide out of control. It ranks in the top 10 types of cancer that affect both men and women in the United States, according to the ...

Credit: Thinkstock An accurate estimate of future GFR after nephrectomy would help to guide operative strategy and use of adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapies, according to a recent editorial. Accurate ...

The widespread use of modern abdominal imaging (computed tomography [CT], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], and ultrasound) has propagated the detection of renal masses unrelated to the presenting ...