Simplified PADUA renal classification (SPARE): a new kid on the (crowded) block of nephrometry scores

Affiliations

¹ Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
² Department of Urology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
⁴ Section of Urology, Department of Human and Pediatric Pathology Gaetano Barresi, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
⁵ Division of Urology, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, San Luigi Hospital, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy.

Comment

Umberto Carbonara et al. BJU Int. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;128(4):527-528.

doi: 10.1111/bju.15543.

¹ Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
² Department of Urology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
⁴ Section of Urology, Department of Human and Pediatric Pathology Gaetano Barresi, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
⁵ Division of Urology, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, San Luigi Hospital, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy.

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Keywords: SPARE score; nephrometry scores; robot-assisted surgery.

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Nephrometry scores: a validation of three systems for peri-operative outcomes in retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.
Crockett MG, Giona S, Whiting D, Whitehurst L, Agag A, Malki M, Hussain M, Barber NJ. Crockett MG, et al. BJU Int. 2021 Jul;128(1):36-45. doi: 10.1111/bju.15262. Epub 2021 Apr 5. BJU Int. 2021. PMID: 33001563

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