Journal Reviews

Local tumour bed recurrence following partial nephrectomy

1 September 2018 | | Reconstructive Urology, Urologic Oncology | kidney neoplasms, local, neoplasm recurrence, neoplasm staging, nephrectomy, risk factors

In this interesting retrospective study, the authors looked at the incidence of local tumour bed recurrence after partial nephrectomy (PN), the factors associated with that, and the management. A total of 2,271 patients’ charts were reviewed who underwent partial nephrectomies...

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...