Background: Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is increasingly being used for the
surgical management of renal masses. The comparison of RAPN with open partial …

Purpose To provide recommendations for the management options for patients with small
renal masses (SRMs). Methods By using a literature search and prospectively defined study …

Minimally invasive renal surgery has revolutionized the surgical management of renal
cancer since the initial report of laparoscopic nephrectomy in 1991. Laparoscopic …

Purpose: We studied recurrence-free survival after partial vs radical nephrectomy for clinical
stage T1 renal cell carcinoma in all patients and in those up staged to pathological stage …

Background The efficacy of partial nephrectomy (PN) in setting of pT3a pathologic-upstaged
renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is controversial. We compared oncologic and functional …

Partial nephrectomy (PN) is an alternative to radical nephrectomy (RN) in the appropriate
localized renal tumor. The scope of PN has expanded over time and, since the advent and …

Objective To describe the utilization and compare quality outcomes of partial nephrectomy
(PN) for cT 1a, cT 1b and cT 2a renal masses using a large national database. Methods We …

Background Kidney cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the kidney in adults.
However, in terms of the treatment for pT3a renal cell carcinoma (RCC), whether partial …

Background Evidence-practice gaps exist in urology. We previously surveyed European
Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for strong recommendations underpinned by high …

Aim Although extensively addressed in US registries, the utilization rate of Partial
Nephrectomy has been poorly addressed in European settings. Our aim is to evaluate the …