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Open Radical Nephrectomy

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In this chapter we cover reasons for choosing open nephrectomy over minimally invasive surgery, the types of incision used to approach the kidney and a more descriptive section on the technical aspects of resection of renal tumours with IVC extension.

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  1. Department of Urology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Epsom, UK

    P. Brousil

  2. Department of Urology, Norfolk and Norwich University hospitals, Norwich, UK

    D. Manson-Bahr

  3. Department of Urology, St. Georges University Hospital, London, UK

    L. Stroman

  4. Department of Urology, Guys and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    T. O’Brien

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Brousil, P., Manson-Bahr, D., Stroman, L., O’Brien, T. (2022). Open Radical Nephrectomy. In: Anderson, C., Afshar, M. (eds) Renal Cancer . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84756-2_10

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