| Title |
Mažų inkstų navikų aukšto dažnio termoabliacija: veiksminga, saugu, ekonomiška / |
| Translation of Title |
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of small renal tumorous: efficient, safe, cost-effective. |
| Authors |
Ulys, Albertas ; Adomaitis, Robertas ; Trakymas, Mantas ; Kaubrienė, Edita ; Ambrozaitis, Ramūnas ; Jankevičius, Feliksas |
| DOI |
10.15388/LietChirur.2005.4.2299 |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos chirurgija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2005, t. 3, Nr. 4, p. 324-328.. ISSN 1392-0995. eISSN 1648-9942 |
| Keywords [eng] |
renal tumors ; radiofrequency ablation ; minimally invasive surgery |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background: Over the recent years the proportion of diagnosed small renal tumors has been growing. Minimal invasive techniques are more often employed in treatment of such lesions. RFA is one of those minimal invasive procedures, and it is developing rapidly. Now we can find more and more encouraging reports on RFA of renal tumors in the literature. Intermediate results in groups of carefully selected patients are comparable to those of radical nephrectomy. Patients and methods: in Vilnius University Institute of Oncology, RFA of renal tumors has been performed since 2003. The monopolar system (Berchtold) with a "cool-tip" electrode was used (SOW 10-1 5 min and needle track ablation). Six patients with histolo-gically verified renal cancer were treated so far. Tumor size varied from 2.3 to 4.3 cm. Results: All tumors developed zones of necrosis and decreased after ablation. One biggest lesion required a second RFA session after 4 months (growth was detected by follow-up ultrasound). One patient had light skin burns under the pad electrode. Conclusions Our experience using RFA of small renal tumors is in accordance with that reported in the literature. RFA is an effective and safe procedure for well-selected patients who are not candidates for surgery. Taking into account the minimal trauma of percutaneous RFA, its reported effectiveness and rather low costs, this method is a good candidate to become a viable treatment option in case of small renal cancer. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2005 |
| CC license |
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