If a partial nephrectomy could be done safely for a renal tumor, would radical nephrectomy be considered malpractice?

European Urology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 465-466

  Stief, Christian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALPRACTICE; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHRON SPARING SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY;

EID: 79960989811     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.05.040     Document Type: Editorial

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