About this trial
To evaluate and compare clinical effectiveness (operative time, blood loss, hospital stay, complications and etc) and cost analysis' between laparoscopic nephrectomy and open nephrectomy .
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
American Society of Anesthesiology score 1-3.
Simple total nephrectomy or hemi nephrectomy: benign chronic inflammatory non-functioning kidney
Partial nephrectomy: localized renal mass ≤7 cm suitable for nephron-sparing surgery.
Radical nephrectomy or Radical nephrouretrectomy with bladder cuff: localized renal tumor requiring complete nephrectomy without major vascular invasion.
Disqualifiers
emergency surgery, dialysis-dependent patients, planned hybrid procedures.
Patients with incomplete data
Patients with metastatic disease at presentation.
Prior extensive ipsilateral retroperitoneal surgery or severe adhesions precluding Laparoscopy.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- open or laparoscopic nephrectomy