Most guidelines still treat indeterminate (Rx) surgical margins after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) as equivalent to negative (R0) margins, but it is not.

Partial and radical nephrectomy for T3a RCC have similar 5-year rates of overall and cancer-specific survival, according to a propensity score-matched analysis. WASHINGTON, DC—Partial nephrectomy (PN) ...

In the treatment of small renal masses, robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) has a superior morbidity profile compared with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN), according to an updated meta-analysis ...

Patients with renal-cell carcinoma who undergo nephrectomy have no options for adjuvant therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence that have high levels of supporting evidence. In a double-blind, phase ...

Efficacy, safety, and biomarker analysis of neoadjuvant avelumab/axitinib in patients (pts) with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who are at high risk of relapse after nephrectomy (NeoAvAx). This ...

The widespread use of standard laparoscopic procedures has been constrained by the technical difficulties presented by patients with PKD who have massively enlarged and cystic kidneys.

The researchers found that preoperative hypertension, dialysis, and steroid use were most common. HealthDay News – Major complications occur in 7.0% of patients undergoing nephrectomy with a diagnosis ...