Open AccessChronic kidney disease and small renal tumors: What urologists should know?
Author(s) -
K Muruganandham,
Anil Mandhani
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.57913
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , kidney disease , renal function , kidney , urology , disease , risk factor
To review the evidence in literature regarding the occurrence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) after the treatment of small renal tumors with either radical nephrectomy (RN) or partial nephrectomy (PN).