Surgical Techniques in the Management of Small Renal Masses

This article provides a review and outline of the various surgical techniques for small renal masses. It covers surgical approaches and compares outcomes of open versus minimally invasive surgery. The article discusses renal nephrometry scoring and renal ischemia at time of resection. Techniques for controlling the renal hilum and controlling blood flow to the kidney are described. Extirpative techniques for small renal masses are reviewed along with a comparison of outcomes. With careful adherence to key oncologic and surgical principles, negative margins, no complications, and no or minimal decline in renal functional outcomes can be achieved.

The Urologic clinics of North America. 2017 Mar 14 [Epub]

Michael Daugherty, Gennady Bratslavsky

Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA., Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. Electronic address: .