A laparoscopic nephrectomy involves the removal of one kidney through a series of small incisions with a special tool called a laparoscope. It’s an option to treat kidney cancer and other conditions ...

A new analysis of U.S. military personnel included Black, White, and Hispanic adults newly diagnosed with primary stage I-III RCC between 1998 and 2014. Hispanic and White patients had similar rates ...

In a radical nephrectomy, a surgeon removes your entire kidney and the surrounding tissue. It’s a common and effective surgery that aims to cure kidney cancer before it spreads. “Radical” is the term ...

Show More Hiten D. Patel and Mohamad E. Allaf, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Jose A. Karam, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Despite the ...

In a partial nephrectomy, a portion of your kidney is surgically removed, sparing some function in that kidney. This surgery is most often performed in instances of a small tumor localized to the ...

Patients with chromophobe RCC are more likely to experience complete recovery of kidney function after radical nephrectomy, and this is associated with better survival. While uncommon, complete ...

January 10, 2008 — Most patients found to have a small kidney tumor, between 2 and 4 cm in size, have the whole kidney removed. However, new findings suggest that for younger patients a partial ...

—Robotic and laparoscopic techniques showed advantages over open surgery, including fewer complications, shorter hospital stays, and lower mortality in people with renal cancer. Renal cell carcinoma ...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited cause of end-stage renal failure, characterised by progressive cyst formation that distorts renal architecture and ...

An investigator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received international recognition for innovative imaging ...

Immunotherapy combinations tended to improve outcomes for patients with metastatic kidney cancer who go on to receive surgery. Pre-surgical immunotherapy combinations reduce tumor size and help kill ...