Pitfalls on Nephrometry.

WÄ‚rtiĂů nephrectomy is preferable for the treatment of small renal tumors, because it spares the renal parenchima, avoiding a possible chronic nephropathy. During the ƉrĞŽƉĞrÄ‚tiǀĞ ĞǀĂůƵĂtiŽn of these ƉĂtiÄžnÆšÆÍ• the nephrometry score is usually made. It is subject to mƵůtiƉůĞ bias, which could lead to incorrect diagnosis. In this Ä‚rticůĞ͕ we expose the technical ÄšÅĸcƵůtiÄžÆ during the use of the nephrometry score. This ƉƵbůÅcÄ‚tiŽn has the purpose to enlighten the technical qƵĞÆtiŽnÆ regarding the rĞĂůÅnjĂtiŽn of necessary measures for the nephrometry score, as well as anatomical ǀĂrÅÄ‚tiŽnÆ and Ç€ÅÆƵĂůÅnjĂtiŽn modes, focusing on technical care to be taken to avoid false ÅnĨŽrmÄ‚tiŽn which might impair the Ä®nĂů scoring and, thus, the report.