[Nephron-sparing surgery. Reproducibility of results, personal cases, and comparison with the international literature].

Purpose: Partial nephrectomy is an effective method of treatment for renal cell carcinoma. The aim of this study is to compare our experience with international literature data

Methods: Between January 1997 and December 2000 a total of 50 renal units in 30 males and 18 women, 27 to 77 years old (mean age 60.6) with renal solid lesion of < 4 cm diameter were treated at our institution with nephron sparing surgery (NSS).