Post-surgical outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease undergoing radical prostatectomy: 10-year results from the US National Inpatient Sample

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease (ESRD) are not well characterized in prostate cancer patients. This study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics and postsurgical outcomes of patients with or without CKD and ESRD undergoing radical prostatectomy for...

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Main Authors: Chen Ning, Xinyi Hu, Fangming Liu, Jun Lin, Jian Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Yichen Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1455-2