Pre- and Post-Nephrectomy Kidney Enlargement in Patients with Contralateral Renal Cancer

MRI evaluation of the adaptive response of the contralateral kidney following nephrectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that the renal volume measured by MRI was more accurate than renal volume measured by ultrasonography, owing to higher spatial resolution and no geometric assumptions having been used (12,15). Although many studies have investigated adaptive responses of the contralateral kidney after radical nephrectomy (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23), no studies have used MRI to evaluate the hemodynamic and morphological changes of the contralateral kidney in patients with RCC. When a patient is scheduled for nephrectomy, the maintenance of renal function should be highly prioritized to avoid the risk of renal insufficiency after surgery.…”

Factors Affecting Changes in the Glomerular Filtration Rate after Unilateral Nephrectomy in Living Kidney Donors and Patients with Renal Disease

“…Further, a compensatory reaction may have already occurred in the contralateral kidney before nephrectomy. Prassonpoulos et al have inferred that the compensatory reaction in the remaining kidney occurs before surgery in patients with renal cell cancer because the unaffected kidneys in their patients were 36% larger than the corresponding normal kidney in binephric individuals 1 month before nephrectomy [17].…”

Comparison of Renal Function after Radical Surgery for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma versus Renal Cell Carcinoma: Propensity Score Matching

“…One possible explanation is compensatory renal growth before nephrectomy. Prassopoulos et al [26] demonstrated that the unaffected kidney was 36% larger on preoperative imaging in patients with RCC. However, there have been few studies regarding changes in renal function in patients who underwent nephrectomy for UTUC.…”