Kidney Sparing Surgery for Early Kidney Cancers

Due to advances in abdominal imaging diagnostic techniques, kidney cancers are being diagnosed earlier. We always aim to provide swift diagnosis at our hospital, in hope that you might be able to avoid having your entire kidney removed. Our specialists recommend kidney sparing surgery, or partial nephrectomy, as the preferred surgery of choice. It aims to preserve your healthy kidney tissues while only removing the tumour.

The most critical part of this surgery is the cutting away (excision) of the tumour followed by the repair and reconstruction of the nephrons and muscles that are affected by the removal process. Our experienced surgeons do this quickly to prevent kidney damage from lack of oxygen and blood supply to the kidney. While this is a challenge with conventional laparoscopic nephrectomy and its straight laparoscopic instruments, the articulated EndoWrist instruments from the da Vinci^® system enables your surgeon to complete the complex procedure quickly and efficiently.

Your specialist will most likely recommend you for kidney sparing surgery if you suffer from early kidney cancer.