title: [Renal tumor in single-kidney patients. Apropos of 6 cases].
abstract: A retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate the results achieved by treatment of renal tumor in 6 patients with solitary kidney. Two were treated conservatively, three were submitted to radical nephrectomy, and one patient underwent heminephrectomy. The mean follow-up was 28 months, the mortality rate was 33%, and metastasis was observed in another 33% of this patient group during follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valero Milián
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonet Sol
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Saladie Roig
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caralps Riera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Tumor renal en monorrenos. A propósito de seis casos.