[Cryotherapy for renal tumors: current status and contemporary developments].
The proportion of renal tumors found incidentally dramatically increased in the past decade. More than half of them were diagnosed in patients over 70 years of age, a population with high associated comorbidity. Nephron-sparing minimally invasive surgical procedures are aimed at treating patients with small renal tumors and multiple comorbidities. Cryotherapy stands out among all other ablative procedures because of its better mid-term oncological outcome. A non-systematic review of the literature on cryotherapy as a treatment for renal tumors was made, analyzing its indications, actual and future application techniques, results, and complications.
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Department of Urology, AMC University Hospital, University of Amsterdam, Holanda. jriojazu@gmail.com
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Mamoulakis
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Laguna
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D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010535:Laparoscopy