Ablative therapies in the treatment of small renal tumors: How far from standard of care?

Gontero P., Joniau S., Zitella A., Tailly T., Tizzani A., Van Poppel H., ...More

UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS, vol.28, no.3, pp.251-259, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.06.008
  • Journal Name: UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.251-259
  • Keywords: Cryoablation, Radiofrequency ablation, Laparoscopic, Percutaneous, Renal tumors, RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION, PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY, CELL CARCINOMA, FOLLOW-UP, THERMAL ABLATION, COLLECTING SYSTEM, ULTRATHIN CRYOPROBES, INITIAL-EXPERIENCE, ONCOLOGIC EFFICACY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the current clinical value of minimally invasive thermoablative techniques (MI thermoablative T) to ablate small renal tumors through a literature review.