Abstract
This review is being updated and replaced following the publication of a protocol (Krabbe L‐M, Kunath F, Schmidt S, Miernik A, Cleves A, Walther M, Kroeger N. Partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy for clinically localized renal masses [Protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD012045. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012045) for a new review with a narrower scope. It will remain withdrawn when the new review is published. The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from publication.