[Total nephrectomy in children: 11 years of experience in 80 cases].
Nephrectomy in childhood is an ultimate indication. It is realised in case of severe deterioration of the renal function or neoplastic affection of the kidney. We report a retrospective study on a series of 80 patients. Mean age was 5 years with extremes from 2 months to 14 years. Abdominal mass, pain, infection and haematuria were the mostly encountered revealing symptoms. The main aetiology was nephroblastoma. No laparoscopic nephrectomy was realised. Follow-up was uneventful except for the troubles existing prior to surgery.
Service de chirurgie pédiatrique C, hôpital d'enfants de Rabat, 15, lotissement Fanida et Leïla Souissi, Rabat 10000, Maroc. samiraothmani@iam.net.ma
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000601:surgery*