Radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors in patients unfit for surgery. Our experience

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-308

  Gkialas, Ioannis K ^a   Kontraros, M ^a   Vassilakis, P ^a   Spanopoulos, S ^a   Theodoropoulos, E ^a   Stathouros, G ^a   Moshonas, D ^b   Doumas, K ^a  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Minimal invasive techniques; Radiofrequency ablation; Renal cell carcinoma; Transarterial embolization

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYDROCALYX; KIDNEY ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEPHRECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960204367     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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