The value of nephrectomy in metastatic renal-cell cancer has long been debated. Several nonrandomized studies suggest a higher rate of response to systemic therapy and longer survival in patients who ...

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 ...

Indeterminate surgical margin (Rx) status is associated with complex or minimally invasive surgery and worse overall survival – and should not be considered as good as R0. In clinical practice, ...

BOSTON -- Surgery to remove a cancerous kidney can often lengthen the lives of patients receiving targeted therapy for metastatic kidney cancer, but only about three in ten such patients undergo the ...

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 ...

Partial nephrectomy preserves renal function in the long term and is currently the preferred standard of care for small renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) Evidence for a beneficial effect of nephron-sparing ...

Kidney cancer is one of the few malignancies in which surgical resection of the primary disease, or cytoreductive nephrectomy, has held tremendous importance. Historically, systemic therapy was ...

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 ...