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Extracorporeal surgery for renal tumour. A case report
D Celliers1, V O Karusseit, F J van Wijk
1Department of Urology, University of Pretoria.
South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde
|November 17, 1990
Summary
A rare adenocarcinoma in a solitary kidney was surgically removed using extracorporeal bench surgery. The remaining kidney tissue was then successfully reimplanted into the patient.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Surgical Oncology
- Urology
Background:
- Adenocarcinoma in a solitary functioning kidney is exceptionally rare.
- Management of renal tumors in patients with a single kidney presents unique challenges.