The hilar location of this tumor argues against the use of image-guided ablation, which can cause thermal injury to the adjacent renal vessels, the ureter, or both.

Analyses of the chemical composition of fluid in 12 cysts of a polycystic kidney disclosed marked variations in the concentrations of selected cations, glucose, urea and creatinine. The concentrati ...

Large tumors (>4 cm), or those located centrally or in the vicinity of the renal hilus or pelvicaliceal system, can be managed by NSS in patients with absolute indications, but patients with these ...

Renal tumors show low and high anatomic complexity. Contrast-enhanced (a) axial and (b) coronal abdominal CT images in a 70-year-old man diagnosed with a right renal tumor (arrows) Nephrometry ...

TORONTO—Centrally located renal masses are five times as likely as peripherally located masses to be renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to researchers.

Renal autotransplant is a type of surgery that helps patients manage severe, long-lasting kidney pain. During the procedure, transplant surgeons remove the kidney that's causing pain and implant—or ...

Renal hilar blood vessel clamping and in situ hypothermia were performed at surgeon discretion. Negative surgical margins were achieved in 25 patients.

Contrast enhanced CT (CE-CT) changes and nephrometry down-scoring of unresectable primary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumors in patients (Pts) treated with neoadjuvant sunitinib.