Nephrectomy induced chronic renal insufficiency is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death and death from any cause in patients with localized cT1b renal masses

• Published in: The Journal of urology Vol. 183; no. 4; p. 1317
• Main Authors: Weight, Christopher J, Larson, Benjamin T, Fergany, Amr F, Gao, Tianming, Lane, Brian R, Campbell, Steven C, Kaouk, Jihad H, Klein, Eric A, Novick, Andrew C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2010
• Subjects: Aged; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - surgery; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cause of Death; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms - mortality; Kidney Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Nephrectomy - adverse effects; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - complications; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - etiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate

Radical nephrectomy has traditionally been preferred to partial nephrectomy in patients with localized renal cell cancer because of its simplicity and established cancer control. Recent data suggest that these patients have significant competing risks of death, some of which may be increased by chro...