The Current Evidence on Surgical Management for Synchronous Bilateral Renal Tumors: Results from a Scoping Review

Overview

Journal World J Urol

Specialty Urology

Date 2023 Jul 5

PMID 37405465

Authors

Carlo Giulioni

Martina Maggi

Giacomo Maria Pirola

Eugenio Martorana

Angelo Cormio

Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh

Vineet Gauhar

Andrea Benedetto Galosi

Daniele Castellani

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Abstract

Purpose: Synchronous bilateral renal masses (SBRM) account for a low percentage of kidney tumors, and there is no current recommendation for their management. The objective was to review evidence regarding the best surgical approach for SBRM in terms of type and timing of surgery.

Methods: A broad literature search was performed on 28th January 2023 using Scopus, PubMed, and EMBASE. Only English papers dealing with adults were included. Meeting abstracts were excluded.

Results: Twenty-four papers were accepted and included. SBRM behave less aggressively than metachronous tumors, and partial nephrectomy (PN) is the preferred therapeutic option to preserve renal function. Open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted approaches were found to be similar in oncological outcomes, though robot-assisted surgery resulted in lower comorbidities. Same-sitting PN was demonstrated to be a safe approach, particularly in the robotic-assisted one. Finally, the same-siting and staged NSS were similar in preserving renal function.

Conclusions: PN should be the desirable treatment for SBRM whenever feasible and if patients are fit, but surgeon expertise should also be taken into the account.

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