Nephrectomy - indications, complications and postoperative mortality in 646 consecutive XXXX .

@entity1 @entity548 @entity55 @entity5 @entity260
OBJECTIVE: To gain information about the indications for and complications of conventional nephrectomy, also to create standards for future evaluation of nephrectomies performed by minimal invasive techniques. METHODS: We present a historical 20 years' series of 646 consecutive nephrectomies performed in the period of 1978-1997. @entity5 led to the operation in 437 cases, of which 98 were @entity5 in the renal pelvis or ureter. 209 kidneys were removed due to benign conditions. The incidence of nephrectomy for benign conditions has declined from 75 in the first 5-year period to 32 in the last. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: @entity260 occurred in 100 @entity1 (15.5%). Nephrectomy for @entity5 had a significantly higher rate of complications than operations for benign conditions (p<0.001), especially @entity548 complications and @entity55 were more frequent. There were no differences as a result of the operative approach. Reoperation was carried out in 3.0% of the cases. Overall mortality rate (<30 days) was 3.1%.
