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Patient and Pathologic Correlates With Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy
Outcomes From Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy Correlate With Patient Factors
AH Gabr, Y Gdor, SA Strope, WW Roberts, JS Wolf
20090801
2009 Sept 1
Urology
Patient and Pathologic Correlates With Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy
Urology. 2009 Sept 1;74(3):635-640, AH Gabr, Y Gdor, SA Strope, WW Roberts, JS Wolf
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Objectives: To comprehensively analyze and compare patient and pathologic correlates with perioperative events and with the long-term results of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Methods: Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy was performed in 255 patients with renal cell carcinoma. Mean follow-up time was 35.2 months; for 39 patients, it was 5 or more years.Results: Multivariate analysis revealed that major intraoperative complications were associated with increased body mass index and that major postoperative...
