Contemporary Use of Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Children with Malignant Renal Tumors at Freestanding Children’s Hospitals

摘要

PurposeIt is widely accepted that, when feasible, nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) is preferable to radical nephrectomy (RN) for treatment of renal tumors in adults. However, RN is more frequently used in children. We sought to compare in-hospital outcomes after NSS and RN for malignant pediatric renal tumors.