Partial nephrectomy for renal carcinoma.
A change in the patient population with kidney tumors has reactivated the discussion on conservative procedures. The asymptomatic low-stage tumors are over-represented. A majority of these patients are eligible for conservative surgery, with a statistical risk identical to that of radical procedures. However, an excess need of security and the absence of a specific biological marker often exclude submaximal solutions. The possibilities of partial nephrectomies for small renal tumors are actually underexploited.
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Clinique d'Urologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Genève, Suisse.
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors