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.