Laparoscopic Versus Open Partial Nephrectomy - Surgical and Oncological Outcomes (LapVsOpen prtn)

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy; Tumor

Treatments: Procedure: Open partial nephrectomy; Procedure: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01093079

5489

Details and patient eligibility

About

Partial Nephrectomy is the standard care for small (<4 cm) renal tumors. Despite the expanding use of laparoscopic approach, debate exist regarding the short and long term outcomes compared to the open approach. Our goal is to perform a prospective randomized trial to compare these methods

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients referred to partial nephrectomy

Exclusion criteria

• Contra-indication for laparocopic surgery
• Complexed , large tumors, single kidney, chronic renal failure

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Open Partial nephrectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Open partial nephrectomy