Minimally invasive surgery linked to lower major complication risk, reduced length of stay, decreased transfusion rate.

Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...

This was an observational, descriptive, retrospective, single-center study of cases of nephrectomies for non-functional ...

Minimally invasive techniques enable partial nephrectomies, preserving kidney function in most kidney cancer cases. Multidisciplinary care integrates surgery with targeted therapies and ...

A study investigated the safety of nephrectomy after exposure to HIF-2α antagonists for localized VHL-deficient kidney cancer.

Stage 2 kidney cancer involves a tumor over 7 cm, confined to the kidney, often treated surgically. Diagnosis includes imaging, blood tests, and possibly biopsy to confirm cancer type and stage.

Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists was associated with lower probabilities of heart, kidney, and lung complications after partial nephrectomy for RCC.