INTRAOPERATIVE ORGAN INJURIES SEEN DURING THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF KIDNEY TUMORS

Canda A. E., ŞAHİN M., MUNGAN M. U., Kirkali Z., Sade M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.31, no.3, pp.324-328, 2005 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.324-328
  • Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma, nephrectomy, intraoperative organ injuries
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy of the kidney and radical nephrectomy (RN) or nephron sparing surgery (NSS) has been the standard treatment. Due to the technological developments and the increasing use of the imaging modalities like abdominal ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), increasing numbers of RCCs have been diagnosed in recent years. Therefore, the number of surgical treatments has also increased. Intraoperative organ injuries during RN and NSS could occur during surgery. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the intraoperative organ injuries occurred during the surgical management of kidney tumors.