Can we predict which patients will evolve to chronic kidney disease after nephrectomy for cortical renal tumors?
INTRODUCTION: While some studies show that patients submitted to radical nephrectomy have a higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), some studies report that carefully selected living kidney donors do not present a higher risk for CKD. Here, we aim to study predictive factors of CKD a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2012-10-01
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Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382012000500008 |