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. 2008 Jul 15;2008:309760. doi: 10.1155/2008/309760

Table 2.

Complications of open NSS and RN [23].

NSS (%), (n = 268) RN (%), (n = 273)
Rate of severe haemorrhage 3.1 1.2
Pleural damage 11.5 9.3
Spleen damage 0.4 0.4
Postoperative CT abnormalities 5.8 2.0
Urinary fistula development 4.4
Reoperation for complications 4.4 2.4

Perioperative blood loss was slightly higher after RN (p > .05).

NSS: Nephron sparing surgery, RN: Radical nephrectomy, CT: Computed tomography.