106 Partial nephrectomy does not improve cardio-specific survival in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma

Advances in urology 2014–2015

“…22 Other authors suggest that whilst the rates of cardiovascular events is high with any sort of surgery for renal cancer, it is not affected by the type of surgery. 23,24 In addition, the steady decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that is seen in the general population of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not seen in patients with renal impairment caused by surgical removal of nephrons. 25,26 Perhaps we need to think again about the merits of a truly elective partial nephrectomy.…”