A new study reports that selected patients with short life expectancy can safely undergo partial nephrectomy with perioperative outcomes that approximate those of patients with long life expectancy. The authors… Click to show full abstract
A new study reports that selected patients with short life expectancy can safely undergo partial nephrectomy with perioperative outcomes that approximate those of patients with long life expectancy. The authors suggest that extensive centre and/or surgeon experience, a robot-assisted approach, and off-clamp and simple enucleation techniques might facilitate favourable outcomes in these challenging patients.
               
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