UP-029-c03 Uro-oncology early
Partial nephrectomy
Urine leak or urinoma
Unrecognised or inadequately closed collecting-system entry can cause persistent drainage and collection.
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Interactive 3D The operation this complication belongs to: Partial nephrectomy Interactive operative model Open the 3D animation 01 Variation coverage
Which versions of the operation this applies to
Robot-assisted partial nephrectomyLaparoscopic partial nephrectomyOpen partial nephrectomyClamped partial nephrectomyOff-clamp partial nephrectomyEnucleation or enucleoresection
The parent hub contains 6 recorded variations.
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02 Evidence
Sources
European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma
Partial and radical nephrectomy, approach selection and renal-tumour ablation.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Urological InfectionsInfection prevention, recognition and procedure-associated infection context.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source British Association of Urological Surgeons Patient information leaflets by procedureUK patient-facing procedure, alternatives, recovery and complication framing.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source03 Same procedure
Other Partial nephrectomy complication modules
intraoperative Haemorrhage or conversion to radical nephrectomy late Delayed pseudoaneurysm or arteriovenous fistula multiple Renal ischaemic injury or loss of function intraoperative Adjacent-organ injury early Urinary, wound or intra-abdominal infection immediate Positive margin or tumour violation late Incisional hernia, port-site problem or chronic pain
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