Correlation Between Loss of Renal Function and Loss of Renal Volume After Partial Nephrectomy for Tumor in a Solitary Kidney

Abstract

In patients with partial nephrectomy the renal parenchymal volume loss correlates best with the renal function loss several months after surgery. Estimates of volume loss may be useful for predicting postoperative renal function when planning partial nephrectomy in patients with a solitary kidney.