CONTEXT: The increasing incidence of localised renal cell carcinoma (RCC) over the last 3
decades and controversy over mortality rates have prompted reassessment of current …

OBJECTIVES: To critically review the current scientific evidence about open partial
nephrectomy (OPN) and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) to define the current role of …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy is currently challenging the role of the open approach for
nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), yet comparative studies on this issue are scant …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to assess the value of diffusion-weighted
imaging in differentiating among the various subgroups of renal masses. MATERIALS AND …

Purpose: We examined the effect of radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy and radio
frequency ablation on renal function in patients with stage T1a renal masses. Materials and …

PURPOSE: We compared outcomes in patients treated with nephroureterectomy vs nephron
sparing endoscopic surgery for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. MATERIALS AND …

Objectives Contrast-enhanced MRI can only distinguish to a limited extent between
malignant and benign focal renal lesions. The aim of this meta-analysis is to review renal …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of benign pathologic findings at elective partial
nephrectomy for renal masses thought to be renal cell carcinoma (RCC) on preoperative …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the oncologic outcomes of nephron-sparing surgery versus radical
nephrectomy in intracapsular renal cell carcinoma (RCC) up to 7cm by reviewing surgical …

PURPOSE: Elective nephron sparing surgery is established as an alternative to radical
nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma if tumors are small (4 cm or less, stage T1a). We …