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Renal ablative therapy: Radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation
Author(s) -
Raman Jay D.,
Hall David W.,
Cadeddu Jeffrey A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21194
Subject(s) - medicine , cryoablation , ablative case , ablation , cryosurgery , ablation therapy , radiofrequency ablation , thermal ablation , surgery , microwave ablation , radiology , renal mass , general surgery , radiation therapy , kidney , nephrectomy , cancer , prostate cancer
Widespread use of cross‐sectional imaging has contributed to an increase in diagnosis of small renal masses. While extirpation has historically been the “gold standard” for managing such tumors, thermal ablation is increasingly utilized as primary surgical therapy. Contemporary series suggest that ablative procedures maintain oncologic outcomes similar to extirpation while minimizing patient morbidity. As more renal masses are diagnosed in elderly or comorbid patients, ablation will likely assume a central role in management strategies. J. Surg. Oncol. 2009;100:639–644. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.