Journal Reviews

When partial nephrectomy is unsuccessful

1 March 2018 | | Reconstructive Urology, Urologic Oncology | conversion to open surgery, kidney, nephrectomy, risk factors, robotic surgical procedures

With increasing use of partial nephrectomy (PN) to treat complex T1 tumours, the risk of conversion to radical nephrectomy (RN) increases. In this study the authors look at the incidence of conversion of robotic PN (RPN) to RN and analysed...