National utilization trends of partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: A case of underutilization?

• Published in: Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 254 - 259
• Main Authors: Hollenbeck, Brent K., Taub, David A., Miller, David C., Dunn, Rodney L., Wei, John T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.2006; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - surgery; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms - surgery; Kidneys; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrectomy - methods; Nephrectomy - trends; Nephrectomy - utilization; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Tumors of the urinary system; United States; United States; Kidney disease; Nephrology; Urinary system disease; Carcinoma; Trend; Malignant tumor; Urology; Case study; Treatment; Nephrectomy; Partial; Surgery; Kidney cancer; Grawitz tumor

Partial nephrectomy is perceived to be more technically demanding than radical nephrectomy; concurrently, the increasing incidence of small renal tumors has suggested a greater role for nephron-sparing techniques. From a quality-of-care perspective, the underuse of partial nephrectomy may represent...