Open AccessExperience with Retroperitoneal Partial Nephrectomy in Bilateral Wilms Tumor
Author(s) -
Irene Isabel P. Lim,
Joshua N. Honeyman,
Elizabeth Fialkowski,
Jennifer Murphy,
Anita P. Price,
Sara J. Abramson,
Michael P. La Quaglia,
Todd E. Heaton
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of pediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.516
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1439-359X
pISSN - 0939-7248
DOI - 10.1055/s-0034-1387944
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , wilms' tumor , surgery , retroperitoneal space , urinoma , kidney
Retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy has not been studied as a surgical approach for children with bilateral Wilms tumor. There are advantages to this technique, including isolation of urine leaks to the retroperitoneum, decreased risk of bowel injury, and decreased time to resuming a diet. Presently, all bilateral Wilms tumors are treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and attempted nephron-sparing surgery. In this study, we compare the outcomes of the retroperitoneal and transabdominal approaches in doing partial nephrectomy for bilateral Wilms tumor.