Can someone tell me how many surgeries to remove part of the kidney
(also called "partial nephrectomy") are performed each year in Germany?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 11 Sep 2005 00:03 PDT

Lauren0125,

Please download the following document that provides 2002 German Health Statistics.
Publication date: September 2004

http://www-ec.destatis.de/csp/shop/sfg/bpm.html.cms.cBroker.cls?cmspath=struktur,Warenkorb.csp
Instuctions:
1. Choose  Einverstanden
2. Click on ?Bestelllung abschicken
   
I believe the data you need is on page 17 


2.4 Mit operation = With operation
2.4.1 Anzahl = Number
2.4.2 Verweildauer= Period spent

Would the number of operations for codes N00-N29 serve your purpose?

N00-N29 Krankheiten der Niere 

Niere is kidney
Krankheiten is diseases

The number of operations is 147,613. I can provide this number broken
down by age group.


Please let me know if this is helpful.

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 11 Sep 2005 15:10 PDT

To access data, please use this link below:
http://www-ec.destatis.de/csp/shop/sfg/vollanzeige.csp?ID=1015072

Instructions:
1. Choose PDF
2. Click on ?in den Warenkorb?
3. Choose  Einverstanden
4. Click on ?Bestelllung abschicken
5. Save file to computer

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Clarification of Question by lauren0125-ga on 12 Sep 2005 10:29 PDT

Hi Bobbie7,

Thanks for the link! I feel like I'm really getting close, but need
more detailed information. Specifically, I need to know of the 147,613
operations performed to treat kidney disease, how many were partial
nephrectomies?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 12 Sep 2005 10:30 PDT

Lauren0125,

I'll let you know if I find soemthing better.

Thanks, 
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 12 Sep 2005 10:31 PDT

Sorry about the typo.

It should be "something."