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Pre‐operative Balloon Occlusion of the Renal Artery for Radical Nephrectomy
Author(s) -
MEE A. D.,
HEAP S. W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1978.tb02791.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vascularity , nephrectomy , balloon catheter , renal artery , balloon , ligation , renal vein , surgery , kidney , occlusion , right renal artery , radiology
Summary— Six of 8 patients with renal tumours were successfully catheterised pre‐operatively and the renal artery occluded by a Swan Ganz balloon tipped arterial catheter. At subsequent radical nephrectomy early ligation of the renal vein was readily accomplished and there was noticeable decrease in vascularity and engorgement of the kidney and its tumour.