title: [The use of balloon catheter in surgical treatment of renal neoplasm with inferior vena cava thrombus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To improve the treatment of renal neoplasm with tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava.
  
  
  METHODS
  From May 2005 to May 2006, 9 cases of renal neoplasm with tumor thrombus were treated with balloon catheters to block inferior vena cava under the level of liver vena during the operations. Among the patients, 6 were male and 3 were female. The patients were from 20 to 76 years old (average 53).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All cases were succeed by transabdominal incisions. The average length of tumor thrombus was 5.0 cm (3.0 - 6.7 cm). The blood pressure and heart rate were stable during operations. No intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred. The follow up ranged from 6 to 18 months. One patient died at 6 months after surgery. The others lived well.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of balloon catheter during surgical treatment of renal neoplasm with inferior vena cava thrombus is suitable for type II and III tumor thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, People's Liberation Army, General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. 7163wang@sina.com
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xu-ren
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jiang-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Bao-fa
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior