Case report: percutaneous cryoablation of a small renal lesion necessitating modified lateral decubitus position.
When performing percutaneous cryoablation for renal masses, the standard patient positioning has been the prone position. We present a case in which placing the patient in a modified lateral decubitus position aided in the access of probe placement for percutaneous cryoablation.
Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA. cmcclung@lumc.edu
Chris
C
McClung
Andrew
A
Wright
Ken
K
Pierce
Harold
H
Posniak
Kent
K
Perry
D000368:Aged; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura; D011187:Posture