Does obesity impact the costs of partial and radical nephrectomy?

Purpose: We analyzed the impact of obesity on the costs of partial and radical nephrectomy.

Materials And Methods: The charts of 237 patients who underwent open radical nephrectomy (48), laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (67), open partial nephrectomy (61) or laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (61) were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical data were collected, including age, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, body mass index, tumor size, complications and length of stay.

Outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: the role of interbody disc height, angulation, and spinous process distance.

Objective: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a successful procedure for the degenerative cervical spine. One goal of the fusion is to restore the loss of disc height that results from the degenerative process. Whereas cervical alignment improves with increased disc height, the ideal graft size used for disc space restoration is unknown.