Renal infarction resulting from segmental arterial injury during radiofrequency ablation of renal tumor in patient with a single kidney.
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors is known to be an effective treatment in patients with marginal renal function. Recently, this treatment was used in a patient with a renal tumor that arose in a single kidney. The tumor was completely ablated, but renal infarction developed because of a thermally injured segmental artery during ablation. We report the computed tomography imaging features, with an emphasis on the technical aspects of the ablation procedure.
Park
Byung Kwan
BK
Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. rapark@skku.edu
Kim
Chan Kyo
CK
Lim
Hyo Keun
HK
D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged