Journal article
Ablative therapies versus partial nephrectomy for small renal masses – A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: High quality studies and reviews on the management of small renal masses (SRM) are lacking. This review aims to compare oncological outcomes in patients undergoing ablative therapies (AT) or partial nephrectomy (PN) for T1a or T1b SRM.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL and conference proceedings were searched on the 15th July 2020 for comparative studies respective to our research question. The ROBINS-I tool …
Authors
Chan VW-S; Abul A; Osman FH; Ng HH-L; Wang K; Yuan Y; Cartledge J; Wah TM
Journal
International Journal of Surgery, Vol. 97, ,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106194
ISSN
1743-9191