Kidney autotransplantation after nephrectomy and work bench surgery as an ultimate approach to nephron-sparing surgery.

Background: Kidney autotransplantation (KAT) is the ultimate approach for nephron-sparing surgery. It is a rarely used method in renal tumor surgery today as minimal invasive and open techniques for nephron-sparing surgery improve constantly. In this publication, the complication rate and the long-term functional and oncological outcome at a single center are analyzed.