Early experience with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of small solid renal masses.
OBJECTIVE
Incidental small renal-cell masses are often seen in elderly patients with significant comorbidity who are unfit to undergo major surgery. This study was conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of percutaneous imaging-guided radiofrequency ablation in the management of small solid renal masses, almost all of which are renal cell cancers.


CONCLUSIONS
Early experience suggests that radiofrequency ablation is a safe, well-tolerated, and minimally invasive therapy for patients with solid renal masses. In the era of nephron-sparing surgery, radiofrequency ablation may have a role in the management of small problematic renal masses.
Roy-Choudhury
Shuvro H
SH
Department of Radiology, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Anlaby Rd., Kingston Upon Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom.
Cast
James E I
JE
Cooksey
Graeme
G
Puri
Shama
S
Breen
David J
DJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery