Partial Nephrectomy — a Pathological Evaluation

Partial Nephrectomy for Stone Disease

“…As this series and that reported from Leeds are directly comparable, it appears that partial nephrectomy reduces the risk of recurrent stone formation. The average weight of renal tissue removed in a recent series of 35 partial nephrectomies for stone was approximately 30 grams (Anderson, 1977), i.e. one-fifth of the weight of a normal kidney.…”

“…However, it has been claimed that partial nephrectomy does reduce this risk (Stewart, 1960; Papathanassiadis and Swinney, 1966;Hans and Backer, 1972). Recently the operation has been condemned as unsuitable for the majority of renal stones because it involves loss of renal tissue without proven benefit (Anderson, 1974;Marshall et al, 1975). However, there have been very few studies with the necessary prolonged and detailed follow-up after surgery to compare the results of partial nephrectomy with other operations.…”