title: Percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of recurrent renal cell carcinoma in renal allograft after partial nephrectomy.
abstract: Percutaneous thermal ablation is increasingly being studied in the treatment of renal tumors. Because radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive and nephron-sparing procedure, it is ideally suited for patients with a single kidney, multiple tumors, or contraindications to conventional surgery. We report on a patient with recurrent renal cell carcinoma in a transplanted kidney that was successfully treated with percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lieven
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goeman
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joniau
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oyen
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Poppel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography