Review Article
Open Partial Nephrectomy in Renal Cancer: A Feasible Gold Standard Technique in All Hospitals
Algorithm 1
Indications for partial
nephrectomy.
(1) Absolute | (i)
Single kidney | (ii)
Bilateral renal tumor | (iii)
Severe renal failure | (2) Relative | (i)
Abnormal contralateral kidney (nephropathy, | nephrolithiasis, trauma, etc.) | (ii)
Metabolic disease associated with renal failure | (iii)
Genetic syndrome with tumor multifocality | (e.g., VHL syndrome) | (3) Elective | (i)
Tumor <4 cm in young and healthy patients | (ii)
Peripheral tumor | (iii)
Tumor >4 cm (limit at 7 cm?) |
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