Acute renal insufficiency after radiofrequency of renal tumor.
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.
Barreto
Francualdo
F
Division of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, USP, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. fjbarreto@terra.com.br
Dall'Oglio
Marcos F
MF
Srougi
Miguel
M
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*