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. 2016;18(3):133-142.
doi: 10.3909/riu0697.

Perioperative Considerations in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Kate Flavin  1 , Nikhil Vasdev  1 , Jim Ashead  1 , Tim Lane  1 , Damian Hanbury  1 , Paul Nathan  1 , Shanmugasundaram Gowrie-Mohan  1
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Perioperative Considerations in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Kate Flavin et al. Rev Urol. 2016.

Abstract

Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma are complex, with the potential for significant complications, and require extensive pre-, peri-, and postoperative management. This article discusses, in depth, the necessary considerations in the treatment of these patients.

Keywords: Cytoreductive nephrectomy; Metastasis; Perioperative care; Radical nephrectomy; Renal cell carcinoma.

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