Journal Reviews

Outcome analysis of paediatric pyeloplasty

1 January 2017 | | Paediatric Urology | Differential renal function, Hydronephrosis, Pediatric, Poor renal function, Pyeloplasty, Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

This prospective study from India included 744 patients of whom 112 had renal function less than or equal to 20% at the time of diagnosis. Thirty percent underwent a nephrostomy initially. Ten with no function had a nephrectomy. Of the...

Does one-year decline in eGFR after radical nephrectomy and in matched living donors match?

1 November 2014 | | Urologic Oncology | co-morbidity, living donor, nephrectomy, renal cell carcinoma, renal function

In the May issue of BJUI Miki N Hew et al. discuss differences in renal function evolution between patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) submitted to radical nephrectomy (RN) and living kidney donors matched for age and gender. They also...