Association of Prevalence of Benign Pathologic Findings After Partial Nephrectomy With Preoperative Imaging Patterns in the United States From 2007 to 2014 | Zendy

Jae Heon Kim | Zendy; Shufeng Li | Zendy; Yash S. Khandwala | Zendy; Kyung Jin Chung | Zendy; Hyung Keun Park | Zendy; Benjamin I. Chung | Zendy

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Association of Prevalence of Benign Pathologic Findings After Partial Nephrectomy With Preoperative Imaging Patterns in the United States From 2007 to 2014

Author(s) -

Jae Heon Kim,

Shufeng Li,

Yash S. Khandwala,

Kyung Jin Chung,

Hyung Keun Park,

Benjamin I. Chung

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4602

Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , body mass index , biopsy , univariate analysis , radiology , surgery , multivariate analysis , kidney

Although the intent of nephron-sparing surgery is to eradicate malignant tumors found on preoperative imaging, benign masses often cannot be differentiated from malignant tumors. However, in the past there have been discrepancies in the reported percentages of benign masses removed by partial nephrectomy (PNx).

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