Renal tumor infarction with absolute ethanol.
Sixteen renal tumors were infarcted with intraarterial absolute ethanol. Renal tumor infarction was performed for one of three indications: for palliation of symptoms in patients with metastatic disease, as a preoperative measure to reduce blood loss during radical nephrectomy, or as a primary therapy in selected circumstances. In most cases, absolute ethanol was injected into the main renal artery through a balloon occlusion catheter. In all cases, ethanol produced effective infarction of the renal tumor. Only one complication developed, a perinephric abscess that developed several weeks after the infarction. Results indicate that absolute ethanol is a safe and effective agent for the infarction of renal tumors.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D012077:Renal Artery
D000431:Ethanol