Clinical Study

Degree and Predictors of Functional Loss of the Operated Kidney following Nephron-Sparing Surgery: Assessment by Quantitative SPECT of 99m Tc-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scintigraphy

Table 1

Variables affecting the postoperative renal function of the operated kidney after NSS.

Variable 𝑃 -value

Estimated blood loss (less or grater than 4 mL)0.0003
Warm ischemia time (more or less than 20 minutes0.008
Patients’ age (younger or older than 58 years)0.024
Method used for tumor bed closure (suture or BioGlue)0.06
Location of the lesion (central versus peripheral)0.087