Nephron-sparing surgery in renal cell carcinoma: did we sacrifice too many kidneys in the past?

Editorial

Paolo Fornara. Eur Urol. 2007 Jun.

. 2007 Jun;51(6):1475-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.086. Epub 2007 Jan 30.

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A prospective randomized EORTC intergroup phase 3 study comparing the complications of elective nephron-sparing surgery and radical nephrectomy for low-stage renal cell carcinoma.
Van Poppel H, Da Pozzo L, Albrecht W, Matveev V, Bono A, Borkowski A, Marechal JM, Klotz L, Skinner E, Keane T, Claessens I, Sylvester R; European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC); National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG); Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG); Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). Van Poppel H, et al. Eur Urol. 2007 Jun;51(6):1606-15. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.11.013. Epub 2006 Nov 15. Eur Urol. 2007. PMID: 17140723 Clinical Trial.