Is There a Role for Combination, Single-Session Selective Transarterial Embolization and Microwave Ablation for Large Renal Masses?
LaRussa S, Vanden Berg RW, Craig KM, Madoff DC, McClure TD. Is There a Role for Combination, Single-Session Selective Transarterial Embolization and Microwave Ablation for Large Renal Masses? CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2020, 43: 1468-1473. PMID: 32613266, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-020-02568-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge renal massTransarterial embolizationRenal tumorsRenal massesMicrowave ablationCharleston Comorbidity IndexLarge renal tumorsEvidence of recurrencePost-procedure complicationsAverage tumor sizeSelective transarterial embolizationSmall renal tumorsClear cell carcinomaMeeting inclusion criteriaPatient demographic informationGroin hematomaComorbidity indexResultsEleven patientsAverage BMICase seriesSuccessful ablationTumor sizeCell carcinomaMean ageRENAL score