title: Ablative techniques: Radiofrequency and cryotherapy, which is the best?
abstract: Over the last decade the widespread use of abdominal axial imaging has led to a significant rise in the number of incidentally discovered renal cortical  neoplasms. Among the available treatment options for ablative therapies cryoablation (CA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has  established themselves as feasible and viable alternatives to partial nephrectomy (open/laparoscopic/robotic). The purpose of this manuscript is to compare RFA and CA. In order to do so, it is paramount to fully understand the small renal mass dilemma and to have  a working knowledge as to how these technologies achieve cellular destruction.
authors: Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, USA.
authors: Achim
authors: A
authors: Lusch
authors: Joseph A
authors: JA
authors: Graversen
authors: Michael A
authors: MA
authors: Liss
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Landman
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*