Differential use of partial nephrectomy for intermediate and high complexity tumors may explain variability in reported utilization rates

Journal of Urology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2047-2053

  Lane, Brian R ^a   Golan, Shay ^b   Eggener, Scott ^b   Tobert, Conrad M ^a   Kahnoski, Richard J ^a   Kutikov, Alexander ^c   Smaldone, Marc ^c   Whelan, Christopher M ^a   Shalhav, Arieh ^b   Uzzo, Robert G ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic; kidney; kidney neoplasms; nephrectomy; physician's practice patterns; renal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY; RENAL NEPHROMETRY SCORE; RISK FACTOR; ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877623879     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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