Kidney Cancer

USC urologists are recognized world leaders in minimally invasive surgery for kidney cancer, with a special focus on kidney-sparing surgery. A USC urologist pioneered and refined the technique of laparoscopic partial nephrectomyNephrectomysurgical removal of all (radical) or part (partial) of the kidney and cryoablationCryoablationuse of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue (freezing) for kidney cancer, and has performed this technique in over 1,000 patients, the world’s largest experience. With this laparoscopic approach, patients experience significantly less pain and discomfort when compared to open surgery. We have published definitive data on preservation of kidney function with low complication rates and exc ellent cancer cure outcomes after laparoscopic and robotic partial nephrectomy.

USC urologists also have world-leading experience with laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for cancer and have helped expand its applications to include more advanced kidney tumors.

Our aggregate experience with laparoscopic, robotic, percutaneous and open surgery for virtually all types of kidney cancer exceeds 2,500 clinical cases, possibly the largest in the world. USC urologists have taught these techniques to hundreds of surgeons worldwide, and patients travel from within the United States and internationally for our expertise in these procedures.

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