Trends in the use of of nephron‐sparing surgery (NSS) at an Australian tertiary referral centre: an analysis of surgical decision‐making using the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry scoring system

Abstract

• The increasing use of NSS at our institution mirrored the increasing treatment of low-complexity renal lesions. • This may reflect an increased detection and referral of such lesions, or a shift towards treatment of lesions that in the past would have been under surveillance. • Practice at our centre reflects a shifting paradigm towards preferential use of NSS for the treatment of suitable renal masses.