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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• De Filippo, Massimo
• Bozzetti, Francesca
• Martora, Rosa
• Zagaria, Raffaella
• Ferretti, Stefania
• Macarini, Luca
• Brunese, Luca
• Rotondo, Antonio
• Rossi, Cristina

Titel

Radiofrequency thermal ablation of renal tumors

Ist Teil von

• Radiologia medica, 2014-07, Vol.119 (7), p.499-511

Ort / Verlag

Milan: Springer Milan

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) of renal malignancies is currently a therapeutic option for patients who are not able to undergo surgery. Some authors consider PRFA as the therapeutic standard in the treatment of renal neoplasms in non-operable patients due to comorbid conditions and in patients with mild-moderate renal failure, to preserve residual renal functionality. The use of PRFA has become more and more widespread due to a rise in the incidental detection of renal cell carcinomas with the ever-increasing use of Imaging for the study of abdominal diseases. Clinical studies indicate that RF ablation is an effective therapy with a low level of risk of complications, which provides good results in selected patients over short and medium term periods of time, however up to now few long-term studies have been carried out which can confirm the effectiveness of PRFA.