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Objective To evaluate the effect of artificial ascites under ultrasonic guidance in the thermal ablation of liver or kidney tumors ,so as to provide basis for successfully creating artificial ascites , increasing the complete ablation rate of the tumors and reducing the damage of important organs . Methods Seven hundred and thirty-six patients with artificial ascites were performed under ultrasonic guidance during the thermal ablation of liver or kidney tumors and six hundred and seventy-nine patients were successfully performed . The success rate of creating artificial ascites at different sites ,time requirement ,the effect of ascites , puncture times were analyzed , while curative effect and complications were evaluated and summarized . Results The success rate of creating artificial ascites was 92 .3％ ;the average time of creating artificial ascites was( 9 .1 ± 1 .3) minutes ;the average puncture times was( 1 .1 ± 0 .2) times ;complete ablation was 98 .7％ ;the complication of ascites creation was 0 .44％ ,minor complications after ablation was 6 .20％ , severe complications was 0 .59％ . The required fluid volume and success rates for the creation of artificial ascites in different sites were different . The volume of fluid needed was relatively high in the liver-gastric space ,and the success rate was relatively low ;the success rate of liver septum and liver -kidney crypts was the highest . Heat injury complications of the important organs such as gastrointestinal tract ,esophagus , diaphragm near the liver or kidney tumors were 0 . Conclusions The establishment of artificial ascites improves the local curative effect and reduces the complication of tumors ablation in difficult locations . The methods and effect of artificial ascites in different parts of liver or kidney are different .
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OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate the intermediate results of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of small renal masses (SRMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Percutaneous or laparoscopic RFA was performed on 48 renal tumors in 47 patients. The follow-up studies included a physical examination, chest radiography, creatinine level, and contrast-enhanced CT or MRI. To confirm the pathologic criteria of complete ablation, 35 patients underwent a follow-up biopsy. Recurrence was defined as contrast enhancement on imaging studies after 3 months, lesion growth at subsequent imaging, or viable cancer cells on follow-up biopsy. RESULTS: Technical success was achieved in 43 (89.6%) of 48 renal tumors. The mean tumor size was 2.3 cm and the mean follow-up period was 49.6 months. Repeated RFA was necessary in 5 tumors due to incomplete ablation. The overall complication rate was 35.8%, of which 96.2% were mild complications. Serum creatinine levels at 12 months after RFA did not differ from those before RFA (1.28 vs. 1.36 mg/dL). Four patients were found to have recurrence at various follow-up intervals, and distant metastasis was not found in any cases. CONCLUSION: RFA appears to be a useful treatment for selected patients with SRMs. Our 4-year follow-up results disclose an excellent therapeutic outcome with RFA, while achieving effective local tumor control.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Catheter Ablation/methods , Contrast Media , Follow-Up Studies , Kidney Neoplasms/surgery , Laparoscopy , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Postoperative Complications , Radiography, Thoracic , Reoperation , Retrospective Studies , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early clinical experience associated with radiofrequency (RF) ablation in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The RF ablation treatment was performed on 17 tumors from 16 patients (mean age, 60.5 years; range, 43-73 years) with RCC. The treatment indications were localized, solid renal mass, comorbidities, high operation risk, and refusal to perform surgery. All tumors were treated by a percutaneous CT (n = 10), followed by an US-guided (n = 2), laparoscopy-assisted US (n = 2), and an open (n = 2) RF ablation. Furthermore, patients underwent a follow-up CT at one day, one week, one month, three and six months, and then every six months from the onset of treatment. We evaluated the technical success, technical effectiveness, ablation zone, benign periablation enhancement, irregular peripheral enhancement, and complications. RESULTS: All 17 exophytic tumors (mean size, 2.2 cm; range, 1.1-5.0 cm) were completely ablated. Technical success and effectiveness was achieved in all cases and the mean follow-up period was 23.8 months (range, 17-33 months). A local recurrence was not detected in any of the cases; however, five patients developed complications as a result of treatment, including hematuria (n = 2), mild thermal injury of the psoas muscle (n = 1), mild hydronephrosis (n = 1), and fistula formation (n = 1). CONCLUSION: The RF ablation is an alternative treatment for exophytic RCCs and represents a promising treatment for some patients with small RCCs.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/diagnostic imaging , Catheter Ablation/adverse effects , Kidney Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
La biopsia en los tumores renales ya sea por biopsia aspirativa guiada bajo pantalla ultrasonográfica o por medio de la laparoscopia ha sido introducida por algunos centros para realizar el diagnóstico de los diferentes tipos de tumores renales de la infancia, desde el punto de vista histológico. Se ha incluido en este estudio a 15 pacientes diagnosticados en el Hospital Pediátrico Universitario "William Soler", desde marzo de 1995 hasta marzo de 2003, todos con diagnósticos clínicos e imagenológico de tumores renales malignos. Y el objetivo fue diferenciar la variante histológica del tumor previo a cualquier tipo de tratamiento, y reducir así la morbilidad preoperatoria.
The ultrasonographic screen-assisted aspiration biopsy or the laparoscopy-assisted biopsy have been introduced by some medical centers to diagnose from the histological point of view different types of kidney tumors in children. 15 patients diagnosed at "William Soler" Pediatric Teaching Hospital from March 1995 to March 2003 were included in the study. All of them had clinical and imaging diagnoses of malignant kidney tumors. This study was aimed at differentiating the histological variant of the tumor before applying any type of treatment and at reducing this way preoperative morbidity.