Conservative and radiological management of simple renal cysts: A comprehensive review

BJU International

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 170-178

  Skolarikos, Andreas ^a   Laguna, M Pilar ^b   De La Rosette, Jean J M C H ^b  

^a SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Natural history; Radiological intervention; Simple renal cyst

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYST ASPIRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; KIDNEY CYST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ETHANOL; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RECURRENCE; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SODIUM TETRADECYL SULFATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84863440211     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10847.x     Document Type: Review

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