The laparoscopic procedure was successfully completed in all cases. Mean operative time was 194 minutes (range 120 to 300) and mean blood loss was 165.3 ml (range 20 to 900). Final histological evaluation revealed renal cell carcinoma in 29 cases and oncocytoma in 6, while 2 were reported as indefinite. All patients were discharged home after a mean of 3.8 days (range 3 to 7) and returned to normal social life after a mean of 7.3 days (range 5 to 9). Early and postoperative complications were evaluated. Mean diameter of the cryolesion on postoperative day 1 on MRI was 48.2 mm and it progressively decreased during followup. Of the 35 patients with at least 6 months of followup computerized tomography guided biopsy was performed in 25, who were negative for neoplasm.
LRC for small renal masses appears to be a safe, reproducible, minimally invasive technique. Medium term followup in our series is encouraging, although further studies and prolonged followup are needed to access properly the role of this surgical technique.
mg border=0 src=""/scidirimg/jrn_nsub.gif"" alt=""You are not entitled to access the full text of this document"" title=""You are not entitled to access the full text of this document"" width=12 height=14""> m/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VJW-4KFDJFY-2&_user=10&_coverDate=07 % 2F31 % 2F2006&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=article&_cdi=6105&_sort=v&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=160&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=fe833cc83f8a18867164cabc4c20975d"">Long Urology, Volume 68, Issue 1, Supplement 1, July 2006, Pages 2-6 Patrick E. Davol, Brant R. Fulmer, Daniel B. Rukstalis Abstract mlktScroll""> The purpose of this article is to review our experience with 5-year clinical follow-up after cryosurgical ablation of renal neoplasms. A retrospective review of a de-identified database was undertaken to retrieve information on patients with ≥36 months’ follow-up. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, radiologic follow-up, and disease-free and overall survival data were evaluated. A total of 48 patients, with a median follow-up of 64 months (range, 36–110 months) and an overall survival rate of 89.5 % were identified. Median lesion size was 2.6 cm (range, 1.1–4.6 cm). A total of 12.5 % patients were diagnosed with persistent disease during the follow-up period. The cancer-specific survival rate was 100 % , and the cancer-free survival rate after a single cryoablation procedure was 87.5 % . This improved to 97.5 % after a repeat procedure. No major complications were observed. Our data suggest that cryosurgical ablation of renal neoplasms can lead to acceptable long-term disease-free survival. Careful radiologic follow-up strategies are crucial in monitoring treatment success and identifying those who may require a secondary salvage procedure. m/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VJW-4KFDJFY-2-1&_cdi=6105&_user=10&_orig=article&_coverDate=07 % 2F31 % 2F2006&_sk=999319998.8998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzb-zSkWb&md5=5cc98af1e7f8f37178cdd2b8e34d82fc&ie=/sdarticle.pdf"">mg name=""pdf"" style=""vertical-align:absmiddle;"" border=""0"" src=""http://www.sciencedirect.com/scidirimg/icon_pdf.gif"" alt=""""> Purchase PDF (94 K) |
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