[Extracorporeal partial nephrectomy, is it worth?]

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of extracorporeal partial nephrectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The article presents a comparative analysis of 65 radical nephrectomy, 47 partial nephrectomy and 5 extracorporeal partial nephrectomy on the renal parenchymal tumors. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of extracorporeal partial nephrectomy in comparison with the intracorporeal interventions. The results of their observations are illustrated by two clinical examples. CONCLUSION: The authors concluded the feasibility of extracorporeal partial nephrectomy for renal cell cancer in selected patients.