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“Chronic kidney disease after nephrectomy in patients with renal cortical tumours: a retrospective cohort study,” Huang, et al., 2006.
Shown up to 10-years post-op, Patients undergoing Partial Nephrectomy exhibit a significantly higher probability from freedom from the onset of Renal Insufficiency, Renal Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Mortality than Patients having Radical Nephrectomy instead.
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“Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: A Decade of Evolution,” Berger, et al., 2011.
Surgeons experience significant difficulty in performing Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. Recent trends have shown surgeons are moving from Open Radical Nephrectomy to Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy. Berger, et al., expresses the importance of sparing as much Kidney tissue as possible and advocate the transition to Open Partial Nephrectomy as preferential to Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.
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“AUA Guideline: Full kidney removal not necessary for all Kidney tumors.”
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“Robotic Partial Nephrectomy with Sliding-Clip Renorrhaphy: technique and outcomes,” Benway, et al., 2009.
Sliding Clip Renorrhaphy has become the most widely used surgical technique in closure of the Tumor Bed. Castle Surgical's Tumor Ring Forceps and Suture Retention Clip facilitate ease of implementation of Sliding
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