Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of small renal masses: Safety and oncologic efficacy

Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-236

  Joniau, S ^a   Tsivian, M ^b   Gontero, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Outcome assessment (health care); Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ANURIA; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HEMATURIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER HEMATOMA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PSOAS ABSCESS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINOMA;

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84055218042     PISSN: 03932249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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