scholarly journals Visceral fat is associated with high-grade complications in patients undergoing minimally invasive partial nephrectomy for small renal masses

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
Kelan Nesbitt ◽  
Pranav Sharma
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Dominguez-Escrig ◽  
K. Sahadevan ◽  
P. Johnson

Advances in imaging techniques (CT and MRI) and widespread use of imaging especially ultrasound scanning have resulted in a dramatic increase in the detection of small renal masses. While open partial nephrectomy is still the reference standard for the management of these small renal masses, its associated morbidity has encouraged clinicians to exploit the advancements in minimally invasive ablative techniques. The last decade has seen the rapid development of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and novel ablative techniques such as, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and cryoablation (CA). In particular, CA for small renal masses has gained popularity as it combines nephron-sparing surgery with a minimally invasive approach. Studies with up to 5-year followup have shown an overall and cancer-specific 5-year survival of 82% and 100%, respectively. This manuscript will focus on the principles and clinical applications of cryoablation of small renal masses, with detailed review of relevant literature.


2013 ◽  
Vol 189 (3) ◽  
pp. 818-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamol Panumatrassamee ◽  
Jihad H. Kaouk ◽  
Riccardo Autorino ◽  
Andrew T. Lenis ◽  
Humberto Laydner ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 229-229
Author(s):  
David C. Miller ◽  
John M. Hollingsworth ◽  
Khaled S. Hafez ◽  
Stephanie Daignault ◽  
Brent K. Hollenbeck

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Di Cosmo ◽  
Enrica Verzotti ◽  
Tommaso Silvestri ◽  
Andrea Lissiani ◽  
Roberto Knez ◽  
...  

Introduction: Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) is of one of the most studied fields in urology due to the balancing between renal function preservation and oncological safety of the procedure. Aim of this short review is to report the state of the art of intra-operative ultrasound as an operative tool to improve localization of small renal masses partially or completely endophytic during robotassisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN). Material and methods: We performed a literature review by electronic database on Pubmed about the use of intra-operative US in RAPN to evaluate the usefulness and the feasibility of this procedure. Results: Several studies analyzed the use of different US probes during RAPN. Among them some focused on using contrastenhanced ultra sonography (CEUS) for improving the dynamic evaluation of microvascular structure allowing the reduction of ischemia time (IT). We reported that nowaday the use of intraoperative US during RAPN could be helpful to improve the preservation of renal tissue without compromising oncological safety. Moreover, during RAPN there is no need for assistant to hand the US probe increasing surgeon autonomy. Conclusions: The use of a robotic ultrasound probe during partial nephrectomy allows the surgeon to optimize tumor identification with maximal autonomy, and to benefit from the precision and articulation of the robotic instrument during this key step of the partial nephrectomy procedure. Moreover US could be useful to reduce ischemia time (IT). The advantages of nephron-sparing surgery over radical nephrectomy is well established with a pool of data providing strong evidence of oncological and survival equivalency. With the progressive growth of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) techniques, the use of several tools has been progressively developed to help the surgeon in the identification of masses and its vascular net. In this short review we tried to analyze the current use of intra-operative ultrasound as an operative tool to improve localization of small renal masses partially or completely endophytic during RAPN.


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