Functional and oncologic outcomes after nephron-sparing surgery in a solitary kidney: 10 years of experience.

Objectives: To evaluate functional and oncologic outcomes of partial nephrectomy (PN) in patients with a solitary kidney.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with a solitary kidney undergoing nephron-sparing surgery between March 2003 and March 2013 was performed. GFR was recorded before the procedure and 3 months after surgery, thus establishing a change (cGFR).

[Current patterns of presentation of renal tumors].

The aim of this paper is to describe the epidemiological characteristics, clinical management and pathologic patterns in a population with renal tumors in our institution. Prospective data collection was performed over a period of 4.5 years, from January 2010 to June 2014.