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Cyst Unroofing During Radical Nephrectomy

Published on Tue Aug 14, 2018

Question: The surgeon planned to perform a partial nephrectomy with unroofing of a renal cyst in the same kidney. He first unroofed the cyst. As he began the partial nephrectomy, it became obvious that a partial procedure would not work; he performed a radical nephrectomy instead. Does this negate the unroofing of the cyst? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: Yes, the [...]
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