title: Optimising renal cancer patients for nephron-sparing surgery: a review of pre-operative considerations and peri-operative techniques for partial nephrectomy.
abstract: Nonmodifiable factors including pre-operative renal function and amount of healthy renal tissue preserved are the most important predictive factors that determine renal function after partial nephrectomy. Ischaemia time is an important modifiable risk factor and cold ischaemia time should be used if longer ischaemia time is anticipated. New techniques may have a role in maximising postoperative kidney function, but more robust studies are required to understand their potential benefits and risks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust, Essex - UK.
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ertemi
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London - UK.|Department of Urology, University College London Hospital, London - UK.
authors.forename: Pramit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khetrapal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London - UK.
authors.forename: Nevil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Pavithran
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London - UK.
authors.forename: Faiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mumtaz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009399:Nephrons; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments; D011300:Preoperative Care