Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6159201 | The Journal of Urology | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Lacking strong evidence regarding a long-term survival benefit, the decision to perform partial nephrectomy in elderly patients should be individualized, and placed in the context of baseline renal function, expected surgical morbidity and competing risks to survival.
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Authors
Marc C. Smaldone, Brian Egleston, Robert G. Uzzo, Alexander Kutikov,