Partial Nephrectomy for Renal CancerA Phoenix Risen from the Ashes: A Case Series on Totally Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy with Review of Literature
Abstract:Partial nephrectomy, also called Kidney-sparing Surgery (KSS) or Nephron-sparing Surgery (NSS), is an operation wherein, only a cancerous renal tumour or diseased renal tissue is surgically removed; leaving behind as much healthy renal tissue as possible. Understandably, it was initially preferred in patients with solitary kidney and those, with concurrent bilateral tumours. Over the first two decades of the 21st century, Partial Nephrectomy (PN) has become the standard procedure for many renal tumours; even i… Show more
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