title: Computed tomography after nephron-sparing surgery.
abstract: The increased use of abdominal cross-sectional imaging has contributed to a greater detection of incidental small renal masses. Treatment options for localized disease renal cell carcinoma include radical nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy (PN), the former being preferred for treatment of early-stage tumors. The most adopted technique for follow-up imaging is contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), whose findings can cause uncertainty and unnecessary repetition of examinations. Our purpose is to describe CT findings after PN and to describe evolution in time of such images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Central Hospital of Bolzano, 5 Lorenz-Böhler Street, 39100, Bolzano, Italy. alcomai@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comai
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trenti
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pycha
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Central Hospital of Bolzano, 5 Lorenz-Böhler Street, 39100, Bolzano, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonatti
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lodde
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009399:Nephrons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Cancer imaging; Computed tomography; Nephron sparing surgery; Renal cancer