DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2019.5.7.3

Pages: 280-286

The standard treatment for a small mass has shifted from radical nephrectomy to partial nephrectomy. The benefits of partial nephrectomy, including preserving renal function, prolonging overall survival, preventing postoperative chronic kidney disease, and reducing cardiovascular events, have been discussed in many studies. With the accumulation of surgeons’ experience and simplification of the operative procedures, the warm ischemic time has become shorter despite the indication of tumor size becoming larger. We report our experience with partial nephrectomy for renal tumor: From January 2004 to October 2015, we performed this technique in urological department at the Military Hospital Moulay Ismail in Meknes, Morocco; we present the result of 21 patients idergoing partial nephrectomy.