The investigators observed significantly higher postoperative CTC counts in the open radical nephrectomy group compared with the other 3 groups in the study. More circulating tumor cells may enter the ...

Laparoendoscopy using one working port is a rapidly developing branch of minimal invasive techniques in surgery, but experience with laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery is still small [1-4].

Urological meetings abound with industrial representatives of MIS, and medical centers and hospitals have invested substantial sums to equip operating rooms and train staff to incorporate MIS into ...

The place of laparoscopy in the resection of Wilms' tumors has remained debatable, but evidence that neoadjuvant chemotherapy causes tumor shrinkage has made laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) a feasible ...

Indications for nephrectomy (including nephroureterectomy) include benign and malignant tumours; conditions that damage renal function such as chronic infection; and donation for transplantation. For ...

Kidney cancer, commonly known as renal cell carcinoma (RCC), is a health risk affecting thousands worldwide. Some significant causes that lead to kidney cancer include high blood pressure, obesity, ...

Kidneys from live donors are considered more likely to be successful in treating endstage renal disease than those from cadaver donors. The standard technique for retrieving kidneys from live donors ...

Randomized phase I/II trial of two schedules of bortezomib and bevacizumab (BBmibmab) in metastatic renal cell cancer: USC trial 4K-05-1.

Prediction of a potential lethal phenotype in testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor. Comparing the efficacies of neoadjuvant non-cisplatin-based and cisplatin-based chemotherapies in obtaining ...