Non-Ischemic Enucleation of Small Renal Cell Carcinoma using Microwave Tissue Coagulator
Y. Hirao, H. Uemura, K. Fujimoto, K. Yoshida, S. Ozono, E. Okajima · Aktuelle Urologie · 1996 · Heft S 1 · S. 17-19
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Summary: Non-ischemic enucleation of small renal cell carcinoma using microwave tissue coagulator was performed on 13 kidneys of 12 patients (average 64.2 years old) at Nara Medical University Hospital and its affiliated hospitals between September 1993 and June 1995. The indication for nephron-sparing surgery were elective in 8 cases and imperative in 5 kidneys of 4 cases. The renal cell carcinoma size was on average 36.8 mm (20-50 mm). The demarcation line, 7 - 10 mm apart from the tumor margin, was defined under ultrasonography, and was coagulated at every 8 - 10 mm interval along the demarcation line with th…