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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Partial nephrectomies are done for [[kidney tumours]]. | Partial nephrectomies are done for [[kidney tumours]] (specifically [[renal cell carcinoma]]) and may be done on large tumours (>4 cm) with good outcomes.<ref name=pmid24578747>{{Cite journal | last1 = El-Ghazaly | first1 = TH. | last2 = Mason | first2 = RJ. | last3 = Rendon | first3 = RA. | title = Oncological outcomes of partial nephrectomy for tumours larger than 4 cm: A systematic review. | journal = Can Urol Assoc J | volume = 8 | issue = 1-2 | pages = 61-6 | month = Jan | year = 2014 | doi = 10.5489/cuaj.1682 | PMID = 24578747 }}</ref> | ||
They do not have have any (large) vessels or the any significant part of the collecting system. | They do not have have any (large) [[blood vessels|vessels]] or the any significant part of the collecting system. | ||
==Protocol== | ==Protocol== |
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