Comparisons of oncological outcomes and perioperative complications between laparoscopic and open radical nephrectomies in patients with clinical T2 renal cell carcinoma (≥7cm).

Although minimal invasive techniques have been widely accepted in contemporary urology, the perioperative outcomes of laparoscopy in patients with clinical T2 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have not been clearly evaluated. We aimed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) with t...

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Main Authors: Hakmin Lee, Chung Un Lee, Jae Ho Yoo, Hyun Hwan Sung, Byong Chang Jeong, Seong Soo Jeon, Hyun Moo Lee, Han-Yong Choi, Chang Wook Jeong, Cheol Kwak, Seong Il Seo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5783406?pdf=render