Preoperative MRI, specifically 9-b-value DWI and T1-mapping, helps predict if a patient will develop stage 3 CKD after partial or radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer. Preoperative multiparametric ...

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that surgeon erroneously removed part of a patient's spleen instead of the targeted kidney during a left radical nephrectomy, resulting in irreversible spleen damage.

Indeterminate surgical margin (Rx) status is associated with complex or minimally invasive surgery and worse overall survival – and should not be considered as good as R0. In clinical practice, ...

“The findings of this study provide valuable information for surgical decision-making in patients with localized RCC.” “While both RN and PN demonstrated equivalent and effective cancer control, ...

Stage 2 ccRCC is localized, with tumors larger than 7 cm but no lymph node or distant metastasis involvement. Diagnosis involves imaging, laboratory tests, and occasionally biopsy, with surgery as the ...