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SUBMITTER: Alkazemi MH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6879817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alkazemi M Hassan MH Dionise Zachary R ZR Jiang Ruiyang R Wolf Steven S Pomann Gina-Maria GM Tracy Elisabeth T ET Rice Henry E HE Routh Jonathan C JC
Journal of pediatric surgery 20190531 11
<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare and contrast the use of partial nephrectomy (PN) and radical nephrectomy (RN) in pediatric malignant renal tumors using a nationally representative database.<h4>Methods</h4>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 (<10 years), adolescents (10-19 years) and young adults (20-30 years) diagnosed with malignant renal tumors who were treated with a PN or RN. ...[more]