title: Acute renal insufficiency after radiofrequency of renal tumor.
abstract: Recent advances in techniques of imaging and ablation have led to the application of several minimally invasive modalities, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with a success rate varying from 79 to 96% and a serious complication rate of 1 to 4% in the treatment of small renal tumors. The authors report on the case of a 67-year-old patient with a radiofrequency ablation complication, stenosis of the ureteropelvic junction in one kidney, and analyze the results of this modality for the treatment of renal tumors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, USP, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. fjbarreto@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Francualdo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: Marcos F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Dall'Oglio
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srougi
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*