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Surgical and Oncologic Outcomes of Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy for Non‐Metastatic Renal Cancer in Long‐Term Dialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Omae Kenji,
Kondo Tsunenori,
Takagi Toshio,
Iizuka Junpei,
Kobayashi Hirohito,
Hashimoto Yasunobu,
Tanabe Kazunari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
therapeutic apheresis and dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1744-9987
pISSN - 1744-9979
DOI - 10.1111/1744-9987.12500
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , perioperative , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , nephrology , surgery , kidney
Abstract This study aimed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) between patients undergoing dialysis for ≤240 and >240 months. Data from all dialysis patients with non‐metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) treated with LRN between 2008 and 2015 in our hospital were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups, shorter‐ and longer‐term dialysis patients, according to the preoperative duration of dialysis (≤240 vs. >240 months). Of 174 patients, 58 (33.3%) were on longer‐term dialysis. Perioperative minor complications were significantly more frequent in the longer‐term dialysis patients ( P = 0.03). There was no significant difference between the two groups in other perioperative outcomes. Patients on longer‐term dialysis more frequently had pathologically advanced RCC ( P = 0.009) with poorer prognosis ( P = 0.005). LRN for RCC in longer‐term dialysis patients appears to be safe and feasible; however, careful follow‐up is needed because these patients tend to have poorer prognosis.