Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4176919 | Seminars in Pediatric Surgery | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) is the treatment of choice for children with bilateral Wilms’ tumor (WT), or with WT on a single kidney, or with WT and a disease of the contralateral kidney, or with benign kidney tumor. NSS is a reasonable alternative to nephrectomy in children at risk of metachronous WT, including children with genetic syndromes, children younger than 1 year of age, and children with hyperplastic nephroblastomatosis. The use of NSS in selected children with “low-risk” or stage I “intermediate-risk” WT and a normal contralateral kidney is still controversial. Available data suggest that, in children with WT, NSS does not impair the outcome and has a renal function advantage over nephrectomy.
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Authors
Denis Andrew Cozzi, Augusto Zani,