For completely endophytic kidney tumors, which grow inward, both open partial nephrectomy (OPN) and robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) led to excellent patient outcomes in a recent study. When ...

Background: A standard of care for the treatment of small renal masses is partial nephrectomy. The open and laparoscopic approaches have been well described in the literature. Robotic assistance may ...

Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) led to a lower rate of complications compared with open partial nephrectomy (OPN) in patients with intermediate- or high-complexity kidney tumors, the ...

Stage 2 clear cell renal cell carcinoma is typically curable, especially when detected early. Surgery remains the cornerstone of treatment, with excellent outcomes in many cases. Patients are ...

Kidney cancer is among the most lethal of urologic malignancies. The rising incidence of kidney cancer is attributable to greater detection of incidental small renal masses (≤4 cm) from increased use ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, found that in terms of quality-adjusted life-years gained, the benefits of ...

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.

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.