Laparoscopy, Nephrectomy, Tumor
Conditions
Keywords
Renal tumor, RCC, Partial nephrectomy, Laparoscopy
Brief summary
Partial Nephrectomy is the standard care for small (\<4 cm) renal tumors. Despite the expanding use of laparoscopic approach, debate exist regarding the short and long term outcomes compared to the open approach. Our goal is to perform a prospective randomized trial to compare these methods
Interventions
PROCEDURELaparoscopic partial nephrectomy
Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy
PROCEDUREOpen partial nephrectomy
Open partial nephrectomy
Sponsors
Rabin Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients referred to partial nephrectomy
Exclusion criteria
* Contra-indication for laparocopic surgery * Complexed , large tumors, single kidney, chronic renal failure
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactShay Golan, MD
Outcome results
None listed