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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Surgery in Bilateral Wilms Tumor-A Single-Center Experience.

Fernanda Kelly Marques de Souza, Mayara Caroline Amorim Fanelli, Alexandre Alberto Barros Duarte, Maria Teresa de Seixas Alves, Henrique Manoel Lederman, Monica Dos Santos Cypriano, Simone de Campos Vieira Abib

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fernanda Kelly Marques de SouzaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Oncology Institute, GRAACC, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04039-001, Brazil.
Mayara Caroline Amorim FanelliDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Oncology Institute, GRAACC, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04039-001, Brazil.
Alexandre Alberto Barros DuarteDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Oncology Institute, GRAACC, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04039-001, Brazil.
Maria Teresa de Seixas AlvesDepartment of Pathology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil.
Henrique Manoel LedermanDepartment of Radiology, Pediatric Oncology Institute, GRAACC, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04039-001, Brazil.
Monica Dos Santos CyprianoDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Oncology Institute, GRAACC, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04039-001, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9658-0374
Simone de Campos Vieira AbibDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Oncology Institute, GRAACC, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04039-001, Brazil.
Support group for adolescents and children with cancer · BRFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto · BRUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment of bilateral Wilms tumors (BWT) involves curing the cancer, preserving long-term renal function, and maintaining a good quality of life. Established methods for achieving these goals include preoperative chemotherapy and nephron-sparing surgery (NSS). This study aimed to evaluate the experience of a single institution in treating patients with BWT. We analyzed cases of BWT treated at the Pediatric Oncology Institute-GRAACC-Federal University of São Paulo over a period of 35 years. Bleeding control was performed with manual compression of the renal parenchyma. Thirty-three patients were included in the study. Thirty cases were synchronous tumors. The mean age at diagnosis was 30.4 months (±22 m) and 66.7% were girls. The median follow-up period was 83 months. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was the primary approach in most patients (87.9%), with a simultaneous upfront surgical approach performed in 84.8%. Most patients underwent bilateral NSS (70.4%). There were no early complications in this series, but 39.4% had clinical complications. The five-year survival rate was 76%. Therefore, it is clear that the surgical approach to BWT plays a crucial role in achieving good outcomes. However, it is difficult to standardize surgical techniques and technology may have the potential to enhance safety.

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bilateral Wilms tumornephron-sparing surgeryrenal surgeryrenal tumor

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PMID38002881
PMCPMC10670692
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