Preoperative planning for renal cell carcinoma: benefits of 64-slice CT imaging

Surgery is the primary form of treatment in localized renal cell carcinoma. Adrenal-sparing nephrectomy, laparoscopic nephrectomy and nephron-sparing partial nephrectomy are growing trends for more limited surgical resection. Accurate preoperative imaging is essential for planning the surgical appro...

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Main Authors: Manjiri Dighe, Thomas Takayama, William H. Bush Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2007-06-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382007000300002