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Nephron Sparing Surgery For Renal Tumors-Comparison Of Off-Clamp Partial Nephrectomy With Hilar Clamping, Imran K. Jalbani, Syed Muhammad Nazim, Maria Ahmed, Farhat Abbas
Nephron Sparing Surgery For Renal Tumors-Comparison Of Off-Clamp Partial Nephrectomy With Hilar Clamping, Imran K. Jalbani, Syed Muhammad Nazim, Maria Ahmed, Farhat Abbas
Section of Urology
Background and objective: Open partial nephrectomy (PN) is still considered gold standard procedure for T1 localized renal tumors. Conventional technique involves clamping of the renal artery with or without vein however, renal ischemia produces a certain level of damage to the kidneys. This study aims to investigate potential effect of off-clamp vs. hilar clamping PN on renal function.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent unilateral, open partial nephrectomy for renal tumors b/w January 2009 December 2016 at our institution. A total of 90 partial nephrectomies were performed of which 65 cases were eligible for analysis. …