title: [The role of cavotomy in the radical surgery of kidney cancer].
abstract: During the past 6 years cavotomy was performed in 18 cases of tumor thrombus in the vena cava inferior during radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. The technique is described and the role of this procedure is discussed.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die Rolle der Kavotomie bei der Radikaloperation des Nierenkarzinoms.