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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2010 Mar 17;183(5):1719–1724. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.010

TABLE 4.

Outcomes of renal surgical interventions on a solitary kidney by major series

Authors Study
description
No. of Pts Median EBL
(range)
Renal hilar
clamping
Operative
duration
(range)
Overall
complication
rate
Urine
Leak
Short-
term
dialysis
Long-term
dialysis
Ghavamian
et al. (2002)
NSS in
surgically
naïve kidney
63 pts N/A 100% N/A Early
complication –
23.8%
3.2% 1.6% 3.2%
Late
complication –
27%
Saranchuk
et al. (2004)
NSS in
surgically
naïve kidney
54 pts 600ml (100 –
4,000)
81% 4.03h (2.1 –
11)
26% 9% 1.8% 3.6%
Fergany et
al. (2006)
NSS in
surgically
naïve kidney
400 pts N/A 96% N/A 13% 9% 3.5% 0.5%
Jacobsohn
et al. (2007)
RFA
(including
previously
operated
kidney)
16 pts N/A 0% 3.25h (2.9 –
3.6)
37% 0% 0% 6%
Lane et al.
(2008)
LPN vs OPN
in surgically
naïve kidney
199 pts
  OPN – 169 pts
  LPN – 30 pts
OPN – 300 ml
(200 – 450)
LPN – 200 ml
(100 – 300)
OPN – 99%
LPN – 100%
OPN – 4.4h
(3.8 – 5.1)
LPN – 3.4h
(2.9 – 4.5)
OPN – 24%
LPN – 43%
OPN –
4.7%
LPN –
10%
OPN –
0.6%
LPN –
10%
OPN – 0.6%
LPN – 6.6%
Present
series
NSS on
previously
operated
kidney
25 pts
(all repeat NSS)
2,400 ml
(800 – 14,000)
48% 8.5h (4.8 – 11) 52% 20% 12% 12%

NA= data not available