Nephrectomy: indications and complications in 347 patients.
The indications, complications and mortality rate in a recent 12-year experience with 347 nephrectomies were reviewed. Renal tumor is the most frequent condition requiring nephrectomy, probably because of the improved, non-ablative methods to treat inflammatory, obstructive, calculous and hypertensive renal disease. The over-all mortality rate was 1.4 per cent but was almost nil in the absence of malignancy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003237:Connecticut; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies