Partial and radical nephrectomy in children, adolescents, and young adults: Equivalent readmissions and postoperative complications
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M. Hassan Alkazemi, Zachary R. Dionise, Ruiyang Jiang, Steven Wolf, Gina-Maria Pomann, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Henry E. Rice, Jonathan C. Routh
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Abstract
Objectives
To compare and contrast the use of partial nephrectomy (PN) and radical nephrectomy (RN) in pediatric malignant renal tumors using a nationally representative database.
Methods
The 2010–2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) was used to obtain PN and RN select postoperative data. ICD-9-CM codes were used to identify children (
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