ISSN:
1437-9813
Keywords:
Key words Bilateral Wilms' tumor
;
Operation
;
Renal salvage technique
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract This report describes a renal salvage procedure performed in a 2-year-old girl with bilateral renal tumors comprising a multilocular, cystic tumor of the right kidney and a solid and cystic nephroblastoma of the left kidney after chemotherapy. Surgery was performed because the right kidney became hydronephrotic due to compression by the enlarged cysts, while the left tumor showed only minimal shrinkage even after three courses of chemotherapy. The right-sided cysts were simply unroofed and the left-sided tumor was extirpated by partial nephrectomy. Her postoperative course was uneventful with considerable recovery of the function of each kidney. This procedure should be considered if the pathological features of the tumor are relatively favourable.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003830050730
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