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Assessing Performance Trends in Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Nephron-sparing Surgery for Localized Renal Tumors
2012
Urology
Objective-To assess the impact of laparoscopy on utilization of partial nephrectomy (PN) by comparing national utilization trends in patients undergoing surgery for localized renal tumors. Methods-Using linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data, we retrospectively examined trends in procedure utilization from 1995-2007 for patients undergoing surgery for localized (stage I/II) renal masses. Procedures were classified as open radical nephrectomy (ORN), laparoscopic
doi:10.1016/j.urology.2012.02.067
pmid:22704174
pmcid:PMC3411888
fatcat:vgscpg42u5hvzhsk5xdcerwtsu