Metastasis-associated mutations in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2016 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. This abstract does not include a full text component ...

Renal malignancy is treated by total nephrectomy (TN) or, if the renal mass is ≤4 cm, partial nephrectomy (PN) to preserve renal function. Population-based findings on the frequency of complications ...

Experts recently developed 23 consensus practice points/statements regarding the use of nephrectomy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Regardless of when it was performed in ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for undergoing nephrectomy? You should consult a surgeon such as an Urologist. 2. Why should I have a kidney removed? You might have your kidney removed if it is ...

Patients with bilateral multifocal renal cell carcinoma are at increased risk of developing locally recurrent or de novo tumors after nephron-sparing procedures. When dealing with recurrent renal ...

Researchers found that partial nephrectomy -- the recommended treatment for localized kidney tumors -- was performed more frequently at hospitals that were early adopters of robotic surgery. Patients ...

Scientists have identified an association between nephrectomy - complete kidney removal and erectile dysfunction. The results of the study have been published in the British Journal of Urology ...

When Jill Custeau-Maida was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008, her doctor booked her for surgery to have her left kidney removed. But Ms. Custeau-Maida, a recovery-room nurse in Ancaster, Ont., ...

In 2009, the American Urological Association released guidelines recommending partial nephrectomy for the treatment of renal cancer, owing to its similar efficacy to radical nephrectomy, while ...