Rendezvous technique following thermal ureteric injury after radiofrequency ablation in a solitary kidney.
Percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation is a promising treatment for solid renal tumors in selected patients. Nontarget thermal damage is a known risk of the procedure. The authors describe a case of a patient who underwent RF ablation of a lower pole renal lesion and subsequently developed a ureteric stricture secondary to thermal injury. Successful management of the ureteric stricture required a rendezvous procedure. This report illustrates the potential complication of ureteric stricture formation after a RF ablation procedure and the management challenges posed by such thermal injuries.
Doody
Orla
O
Department of Radiology, the Department of Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Australia 3004. orla_doody@hotmail.com
Given
Mark F
MF
Harper
Matthew
M
Kavnoudias
Helen
H
Thomson
Kenneth R
KR
Lyon
Stuart M
SM
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*