Renal Cancer Highlights

AUA 2011 - Characteristics of small renal masses progressing to metastases while under observation: A pooled analysis - Beyond the Abstract

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - With an increase in abdominal imaging over the past decade, there has been an increase in the detection of incidental kidney cancer, which has led to concerns that we may be over-treating indolent disease.

AUA 2011 - Has a minimally invasive approach become more important than nephron preservation in the management of the clinically localized renal mass? - Beyond the Abstract

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Due to increased utilization of cross sectional abdominal imaging, a stage and size migration towards the detection of smaller, clinically localized renal tumors has been observed resulting in an increased number of surgical interventions performed.

AUA 2011 - Panel discussion: Novel techniques in partial nephrectomy, case discussions - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Clamping and cooling the kidney has been the standard for decades, however ischemia and reperfusion result in renal cell death.

AUA 2011 - Late breaking news: Response of human kidneys to ischemia during partial nephrectomy: Results from a prospective clinical trial - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Dipen Parekh and his team studied the duration of ischemia time and whether it impacts renal function and also evaluated the role of novel biomarkers in this setting.

AUA 2011 - Characterization of ureter, bladder, and bowel tissue injury after compression with robotic instruments - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - In the past decade, there has been an exponential increase in urological surgery utilizing the da Vinci robot platform.

AUA 2011 - Evaluation of a biodegradable ureteral stent in a Yorkshire pig model - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Ben Chew reported the results of a study examining the properties of a novel, biodegradable ureteral stent made from absorbable suture material (Uriprene, Oceanan Therapeutics, NJ).

AUA 2011 - The development of patient specific simulator for laparoscopic renal surgery - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - The research group from Japan first presented their initial work on a patient specific laparoscopic nephrectomy simulator at the 2009 AUA Annual Meeting (J Urol 2009; 181(4) Supplement: Abstract 2176).

AUA 2011 - SBUR/SUO: A practical approach to managing patients with kidney tumors - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Robert Uzzo presented 4 thoughts for improving care of patients with kidney cancer.

AUA 2011 - SBUR/SUO: Underuse of partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer and its downstream consequences - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - There is clear documentation that partial nephrectomy is underutilized for small renal masses and instead patients are having the entire kidney removed.

AUA 2011 - SPU: Renal outcomes in children treated for Wilm's Tumor - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Drs. Michael Ritchey and Dr. Jeff Dome discussed the excellent outcomes with respect to NWTS-5 survival data but addressed late effects of the treatment for Wilm's tumor.

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