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Review
. 2016 Jan;17(1):7.
doi: 10.1007/s11934-015-0560-4.

Simple Enucleation for Renal Tumors: Indications, Techniques, and Results

Adolfo García García  1 , Tania González León  2
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Review

Simple Enucleation for Renal Tumors: Indications, Techniques, and Results

Adolfo García García et al. Curr Urol Rep. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Kidney cancer is the 13th most common malignancy worldwide with significant increase in Stage I renal cell cancer (RCC). Surgical excision by nephron sparing surgery (NSS) remains the treatment of choice for small renal masses (SRMs). One of the variants of partial nephrectomy is simple enucleation (SE) or tumor enucleation (TE). The present review comments on the indications and technical aspects of SE as well as its outcomes. SE/TE has shown both perioperative and oncologic satisfactory results, comparable to partial nephrectomy (PN). It is a valid technique for SRMs and achieves maximum renal parenchymal preservation with an insignificant impact on renal function.

Keywords: Nephron sparing surgery; Partial nephrectomy; Renal simple enucleation; Renal tumor; Renal tumor enucleation; Small renal mass.

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