Partial Nephrectomy in the Overweight Patient: an Overview.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
The diagnosis and treatment of kidney cancer continues to evolve with advances in imaging and surgical approaches. The use of nephron sparing surgery (NSS) has become the operation of choice for treating small renal masses. Yet, technical difficulty and a variety of approaches have left debate for best method in the overweight population. This review summarizes the current knowledge in the open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches to identify key risk factors, general assessments, complication rates, and the influence of body habitus for each approach.
Volume
17
Issue
1
First Page
2
Last Page
2
ISSN
1534-6285
Published In/Presented At
Schurhamer, B., Littlejohn, N., Eltahawy, E., Davis, R., & Kamel, M. (2016). Partial Nephrectomy in the Overweight Patient: an Overview. Current urology reports, 17(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-015-0559-x
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
26686193
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article