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nephrectomy

[nə′frek·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of a kidney.
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In the US, Sutent is approved for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients at high risk of recurrent RCC following nephrectomy.
CHMP Recommends Against Expanded Indication for Sutent (sunitinib) in RCC Patients Following Nephrectomy
1,2,3 Approximately 75 percent of patients with clear cell RCC are non-metastatic, and 70-80 percent will have a nephrectomy with curative intent.
United States : Pfizer Announces Update on European Marketing Authorization Application for Sutent (Sunitinib) in Adult Patients at High Risk of Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma
Paraneoplastic erythrocytosis has been observed in 1% of RCC patients undergoing nephrectomy and is thought due to uncontrolled tumour EPO production.
Case: Secondary polycythemia due to pazopanib in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
which included 71 patients, showed that the RNS was a good method in predicting surgical access route and type of nephrectomy, and the RNS was also associated with OT and WIT, but with weak accuracy.
Role of R.E.N.A.L. Nephrometry Score in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Keywords: Nephrectomy, Renal cell carcinoma, Renal tumours.
EXPERIENCE WITH RENAL CELL CARCINOMA- A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY FROM KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Keywords: Nephrectomy, Non-functional kidney, Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction, Disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Are we performing a lot of simple nephrectomies?
To date, only one laparoscopic donor nephrectomy was done at the Clinic of Urology in Novi Sad, with a functional graft 3 years after transplantation.
Laparoscopic living donor left nephrectomy/LAPAROSKOPSKA LEVOSTRANA DONORSKA NEFREKTOMIJA
Preoperative diagnosis of a duplicated IVC with a CT or MRI is imperative for planning of a safe radical nephrectomy, to identify the anomalous vessel and differentiate it from lymphadenopathy.
Duplication of inferior vena cava in renal cancer: a rare occurrence
Preoperatively, most of them were diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma, and 72 out of 82 cases underwent radical nephrectomy.
Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Kidney Developing Local Recurrence
Gonzalez, "The impact of graft nephrectomy on subsequent transplants: multivariate anal-ysis of risk factors for second graft loss and for multiple transplantations-A Single-Center Retrospective Study," ISRN Transplantation, vol.
Retracted: the impact of graft nephrectomy on subsequent transplants: multivariate analysis of risk factors for second graft loss and for multiple transplantations-a single-center retrospective study
A consecutive sample of 150 patients with localized renal cell carcinoma scheduled for radical nephrectomy was included.
RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LOCALIZED RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
The aim of this study was to retrospectively review 100 transplants, and to compare the incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) and postoperative surgical complications in the recipients of kidneys harvested by either hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN) or open living-donor nephrectomy (OLDN).
Kidney transplant outcomes following the introduction of hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy: a comparison of recipient groups

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