Frailty predicts outcome of partial nephrectomy and guides treatment decision towards active surveillance and tumor ablation

PURPOSE: To examine frailty and comorbidity as predictors of outcome of nephron sparing surgery (NSS) and as decision tools for identifying candidates for active surveillance (AS) or tumor ablation (TA). METHODS: Frailty and comorbidity were assessed using the modified frailty index of the Canadian...

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Autores principales: Walach, M. T., Wunderle, M. F., Haertel, N., Mühlbauer, J. K., Kowalewski, K. F., Wagener, N., Rathmann, N., Kriegmair, M. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33515329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03556-7

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