title: Cryotherapy of renal masses: intermediate-term follow-up.
abstract: Minimally invasive procedures for the management of small renal masses are increasingly being performed. Of the probe ablative modalities, renal cryotherapy is the most studied in the laboratory and the clinical setting. In this paper, we briefly review the principles of cryotherapy for the treatment of renal tumors. Current published series are outlined, with emphasis on intermediate oncologic follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Section of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moinzadeh
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spaliviero
authors.forename: Inderbir S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome