Survival after minimally invasive vs. open radical nephrectomy for stage I and II renal cell carcinoma

• Published in: International journal of clinical oncology Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1068 - 1076
• Main Authors: Dursun, Furkan, Elshabrawy, Ahmed, Wang, Hanzhang, Rodriguez, Ronald, Liss, Michael A., Kaushik, Dharam, Gelfond, Jonathan, Mansour, Ahmed M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cancer Research; Cervical cancer; Hysterectomy; Kidney cancer; Laparoscopy; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Minimally invasive surgery; Mortality; Nephrectomy; Oncology; Original Article; Patients; Regression analysis; Renal cell carcinoma; Robotic surgery; Surgical Oncology; Radical Nephrectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Open surgery

Background A recently reported phase III randomized trial comparing open and minimally invasive hysterectomy showed significantly higher rates of local recurrence after minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for cervical cancer. This raised concerns regarding patterns of recurrences and survival after MIS...