A single-institution study found no significant increase in the risk for complications or readmissions between patients who underwent robotic urologic surgery before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kidney microstructural features appear predictive of progressive CKD and mortality following radical nephrectomy.
Investigators highlight the importance of preoperative renal biopsy to rule out an indolent or benign tumor in patients with stage 4 CKD.
In a study, modified Glasgow prognostic score predicted nonorgan-confined disease and lymph node invasion at surgery.
Patients who have metastatic renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation in the primary tumor have an increased risk for death following cytoreductive nephrectomy, study found.
Better renal function preservation is associated with decreased cancer-specific death risk among patients who have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 85 mL/min/1.73 m2 after surgery for organ-confined renal cell carcinoma, a study found.
Investigators observed no differences in surgery time, blood loss, and hospital stay, with deferred vs upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy.
In a population-based study, PN was associated with improved cancer-specific survival by 56%.
In a meta-analysis, partial and radical nephrectomy were associated with similar long-term overall survival, but cancer-specific survival was better with radical nephrectomy.
The risk of negative renal outcomes, including CKD upgrading, increases along with duration of acute kidney injury following partial nephrectomy
