Evolution to nephron-sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma
Patrick J O'Malley1, Franc Bruyere, Anthony J Costello
1Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Division of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. paddyomalley@hotmail.com
ANZ Journal of Surgery
|February 14, 2007
Abstract:
Earlier diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma has lent itself to significant developments in its management. Traditional treatment has been with radical open nephrectomy; however, minimal invasive procedures and nephron-sparing surgery have now established themselves as contemporary treatment methods for this condition.
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