Critical elements of radical nephroureterectomy for pediatric unilateral renal tumor

Jennifer H Aldrink; Rodrigo Romao; Peter F Ehrlich; Elisabeth Tracy; Kathleen Kieran; Andrew Davidoff; Richard Glick; Marcus Malek; Justin Huntington; Amanda F Saltzman; Nicholas G Cost; Robert C Shamberger

doi:10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151339

Critical elements of radical nephroureterectomy for pediatric unilateral renal tumor

Semin Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct;32(5):151339. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151339. Epub 2023 Nov 17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Nationwide Children's Hospital OSU College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS B2K-6R8, USA.
³ CS Mott Children's Hospital and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
⁴ Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁵ Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
⁶ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
⁷ Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA.
⁸ UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
⁹ Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH 44308, USA.
¹⁰ Kentucky Children's Hospital, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
¹¹ Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
¹² Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 38006836
DOI: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151339

Abstract

Children with renal masses require surgical management to provide accurate surgical staging and skilled resection of the tumor. This document includes evidence-based recommendations for pediatric surgeons regarding the resection, staging, and proper nodal basin evaluation.

Keywords: Lymph node; Nephrectomy; Renal tumor; Surgical guidelines.

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms* / pathology
Kidney Neoplasms* / surgery
Lymph Node Excision
Neoplasm Staging
Nephrectomy
Nephroureterectomy
Surgeons*